Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Services Boxing Battle
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Services Boxing Battle. DESCRIPTION: Wembley Pool was the venue for the Services International Boxing Tournament. SHOTLIST: KS GV two boxing in ring. GVs and SCU of Signalman Forrester, is beaten by LAC Bayley for featherweight. For welterweight Staff Sergeant Instructor Ryan beat Corporal Davis in first round. Middleweight Staff Sergeant Parker beats Dreezer (Paratrooper) latter volunteered to fight Parker, very hard hitting, Dreezer knocked through ropes. Cut-ins of crowds cheering etc. Shots of Parker being declared winner, crowd shots. SV CU timekeeper ringing bell.
- Keywords
- Sport; Military
- Locations
- London; England; Wembley; Empire Pool, Wembley
- Card file number
- 46300
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 117
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Services Boxing Battle', British Movietone News Issue No. 863, 17 Dec 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13655 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)