The Square Ring is a 1953 British tragi-comic drama, directed by Basil Dearden and made at Ealing Studios.

The film, based on a 1952 stage play by Ralph Peterson, centres on one night at a fairly seedy boxing venue and tells the disparate stories of the fighters and the women behind them.

Six stories that take place mainly in the locker room prior to and after various bouts during a single evening at a cheap boxing stadium: ex-champion Kid Curtis (the Docker Starkie role in the original play) attempting a comeback; Eddie Lloyd, a former amateur boxer making his professional debut; ‘Happy’ Burns a chirpy lightweight; Rick Martell, a crooked fighter planning to throw a fight; Whitey Johnson, a punch drunk ‘has-been’; and Rowdie Rawlings, a simple heavyweight.

In November 1952 he announced John Mills would star, with Basil Dearden to direct and Michael Relph to produce.

[2] Eventually Mills dropped out and was replaced by Canadian actor Robert Beatty.