[JT Edson]

Thank you Gman for responding to my post about catballing in which I gave you and others a "dressing down".  Seriously, those black and white film clips you gave us were just so enhanced. What do you think is the explanation for this ?

I think in those times - we were past WW2 about 7 years - the relations amongst persons were more genuine. So you could have seen women of any social rank engage in hairpulling battle with any rival (for love, food, job, etc.). In the movies of this period called in Italy "Neorealismo" catfights are very frequent, more in the low class but also in the middle one.
In both the following clips you can recognize the actress Lucia Bosè. In the first one (Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna - 1952) the two girls belong to a low social class and compete for same boyfriend. In the second one (Accadde al commissariato - 1954) wife and mistress fight for the wife's fur that the husband gave to the mistress.

http://youtu.be/_r5llNaM4ok

http://youtu.be/gzoIaJ29FYM

Bummer. The video clips show as unavailable.  But, thanks Gman for posting anyway.

[DottiD]

Your over thinking it as if it is a separate style. Its just a term given for two women in a heated catfight rolling around on the floor ripping at one another. I.e. pulling hair clawing backs and faces, kneeing kicking scissoring .biting lets just say anything that two cats can do to each other in a fight close up without being able to back away or break.

[gmenn]

Thank you Gman for responding to my post about catballing in which I gave you and others a "dressing down".  Seriously, those black and white film clips you gave us were just so enhanced. What do you think is the explanation for this ?

I think in those times - we were past WW2 about 7 years - the relations amongst persons were more genuine. So you could have seen women of any social rank engage in hairpulling battle with any rival (for love, food, job, etc.). In the movies of this period called in Italy "Neorealismo" catfights are very frequent, more in the low class but also in the middle one.
In both the following clips you can recognize the actress Lucia Bosè. In the first one (Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna - 1952) the two girls belong to a low social class and compete for same boyfriend. In the second one (Accadde al commissariato - 1954) wife and mistress fight for the wife's fur that the husband gave to the mistress.

http://youtu.be/_r5llNaM4ok

http://youtu.be/gzoIaJ29FYM

Bummer. The video clips show as unavailable.  But, thanks Gman for posting anyway.

Here are the clips.

https://www.facebook.com/100029946307134/videos/374262294248583/

https://www.facebook.com/100029946307134/videos/a.612615639746641/207578641473894