Come Out Fighting is a 1950 Australian radio drama by Ralph Peterson.
| Genre | drama serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 20 mins (6:40 pm – 7:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | ABC |
| Written by | Ralph Peterson |
| Directed by | Frank Harvey |
| Original release | March 27, 1950[1] |
Peterson used it as an inspiration for his highly successful stage play The Square Ring. (Along with another radio feature of Peterson's, The Problem of Johnny Flourcake.)[2]
Several real boxing commentators were used.[3]
Premise
editA truck driver, Greg Mason, becomes a champion boxer to support his mother and younger sister.[4] His manager and trainer, Mike Williams, sees Greg a representative of what Mike wants to be. Williams' daughter Chris worries about Greg. Greg's mother is unsympathetic to her son's boxing career as her husband was killed in a fight.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Boxing Story for AR Serial Run". The Age. No. 29612. Victoria, Australia. 24 March 1950. p. 1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sydney Writer's London Stage Hit". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 196. New South Wales, Australia. 26 October 1952. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Studia news and Views", ABC Weekly, 12 (8), Sydney, 25 February 1950, retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "GEORGE HART'S RADIO NEWS". The Sun. No. 12, 526. New South Wales, Australia. 21 March 1950. p. 21 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fast-moving Fight Game Serial to follow A.B.C. Sporting Session", ABC Weekly, 12 (12), Sydney, 25 March 1950, retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Trove