Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sports - Wrestling, for World Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
925
Date Released
24 Feb 1947
Date submitted
20 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wrestling - for World Title. DESCRIPTION: The World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship at Harringay. SHOTLIST: KS Wrestler holds another on his head. MS Abdul the Turk, on prayer mat in ring, kneeling and praying. Shots of Abdul the Turk competing with Bert Mansfield. One another making various holds. Mansfield gets hold on Abdul’s feet, the latter wriggles all manner of positions during the bouts. Abdul knocks on canvas. Karloff Manoogean v Van Dutz, several shots of them; Van Dutz being thrown over Manoogean’s shoulder several times, Manoogean wins bout, gets up and strokes his moustache.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; Haringey
Card file number
48199
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sports - Wrestling, for World Title', British Movietone News Issue No. 925, 24 Feb 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14325 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)