British Champ off to New York

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1158A
Date Released
16 Aug 1951
Date submitted
13 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Champ Off to New York. DESCRIPTION: Randolph Turpin’s departure in the Queen Mary from Southampton made headline news, for his victory over Sugar Ray Robinson had thrilled the British public - and now he was off to America to see whether he could repeat the performance. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Queen Mary at quayside. Turpin walks along platform, at Waterloo Station, standing by door waves. Train pulls out of station. Taken from train - shot of signal-box just outside station with the words Waterloo - very useful stock shot. Inside train Josie Middleton with Turpin’s hand in hers, telling his fortune. Walking along deck of Queen Mary into camera with Middleton, Solomons, etc. Several shots of above group. LS Peter Wilson of Daily Express with Turpin standing by mike. CU Turpin being interviewed on the forthcoming fight.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Railways; Newspapers; Religion and belief
Card file number
55926
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Champ off to New York', British Movietone News Issue No. 1158A, 16 Aug 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17309 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)