Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Clayton and Phillips Get Ready

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
952
Date Released
1 Sep 1947
Date submitted
28 Aug 1947
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Phillips and Clayton Get Ready. DESCRIPTION: The two boxers prepare for their Featherweight Championship fight. SHOTLIST: KS GV Brighton promenade, Al Phillips with his manager and trainers running along same. Shots of him on beach playing with medicine ball. Exercises on beach. Group shot of Phillips with Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortensen, Ben Duffy and Jack Barton. At Blackpool, Ronnie Clayton with manager and trainer trotting along road. Group shots of the above. MS Jimmy Wilde giving Clayton some information (silent). Shots of Clayton sparring with some of his partners. CU of them at close quarters.
Local distribution only
Liverpool & Manchester only
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
Brighton; Blackpool
Card file number
49074
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
90
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Clayton and Phillips Get Ready', British Movietone News Issue No. 952, 1 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14628 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)