Signing Up Dick Turpin and Finch

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1088
Date Released
10 Apr 1950
Date submitted
5 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Signing Up Dick Turpin and Finch - Special - No Film. SHOTLIST: KS Interior - King shakes hands with Finch. King, the promoter shakes hands with Finch who signs, Turpin who signs the contracts. Turpin & Finch shake hands. Group shot of Finch, Turpin, King, Solomons & others. Leamington - Interior Turpin training, on cycling machine, rowing machine, Turpin’s son helps his father on with gloves. Croydon - Finch running through park & shadow boxing at intervals. At home, interior - Finch with his wife & two daughters, one of his daughters wearing boxing gloves hitting her kneeling father knocks him over. Daugther wears Southern Area Championship belt.
Local distribution only
Special for Birmingham release only, also 7 copies for London (West-end) and 3 copies for Croydon.
Keywords
Sport; Ceremonies
Locations
London; Croydon; Leamington
Card file number
53514
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Signing Up Dick Turpin and Finch', British Movietone News Issue No. 1088, 10 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16322 (Accessed 13 Feb 2026)