Boxing Stars Perform for the Army

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
537
Date Released
18 Sep 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
11 / 13
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boxing Stars Perform for the Army. DESCRIPTION: Crowley and MacAvoy are among the boxing stars who give an exhibition for the Army. SHOTLIST: An audience of soldiers see exhibition bouts between Dave Crowley and Groves, Jock MacAvoy and Pack, Berg and Arthur Danahar and Boon and Silver. Open air exhibition.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37440
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing Stars Perform for the Army', British Movietone News Issue No. 537, 18 Sep 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10264 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)