Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Boon Loses Lightweight Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
793A
Date Released
17 Aug 1944
Date submitted
Aug 1944
Date submitted
14 Aug 1944
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boon Loses British Light-Weight Title. DESCRIPTION: At Cardiff Arms Park Eric Boon loses his title to Ronnie James of Swansea. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Cardiff Arms Park. Shots of crowds. Shots of Boon & Ronnie James introduced. Shots of fight, Boon knocked down several times for a count, James knocked through ropes. Boon knocked down for count of nine, in tenth round, gets up to get knocked out. Crowds cheer. CU Ronnie James the new champion.
Local distribution only
Special for London, Leeds, Birmingham , Belfast & Cardiff.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Boxing
Locations
Cardiff
Card file number
45018
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
136
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Boon Loses Lightweight Title', British Movietone News Issue No. 793A, 17 Aug 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13194 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)