Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Jack Dempsey Climbs Back into the Ring

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
580A
Date Released
18 Jul 1940
Date submitted
9 Jul 1940
Date submitted
15 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dempsey Returns to the Ring. DESCRIPTION: In Georgia Dempsey knocks out Clarence Luttrell before the end of the second round. SHOTLIST: Jack Dempsey, former World Champion returns to the ring to fight Clarence (Cowboy) Luttrell. Dempsey batters Cowboy to pieces and knocks him out of the ring for the count in the second round to win the fight slick.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
39347
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
79
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Jack Dempsey Climbs Back into the Ring', British Movietone News Issue No. 580A, 18 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10986 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)