director raoul walsh be like the michael bay of the 40 and year before that . and i mean that in a positive way and since i be definitely ain not no bay hater . his movie be just simple high quality entertainment and just like the raoul walsh movie be in his day . gentleman jim be fine quality entertainment . besides a first class director and it also feature a first grade cast and with raoul walsh regular lead man errol flynn in the main part . what surprise me be how well the boxing match be bring to the screen . they use some very dynamic camera work and which also really make the boxing match uplift and excite to watch and with the end championship fight against john l. sullivan a the ultimate highlight . biopics of the 40 and early on be obviously still very much different from biography be make this present day . modern biography often glorify it main subject and show his or her life from basically birth till death and everything and mostly emotional aspect and in between . old biopics be just make the same a movie that weren not base on actual real life person and which also mean that the film maker would often use a use amount of creative liberty with the main character personality and event that happen in his or her life . this movie be also not just a biography about a boxing legend but also form a nice portrayal from the period when illegal bare knuckle fighting enter the modern era of box . errol flynn do a great job portray the real life famous boxer james j. corbett aka gentleman jim . not too many people know it but flynn do some real good act job in the 40 and of which this movie be one . fysicaly he also look in top shape . he also look quite different by the way without his trademark small mustache in this movie . the movie also feature some fine supporting actor and some fine act throughout . a great and entertaining movie that also still truly hold up real well today . positive .