Boxing - Britain Beats France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1274
Date Released
2 Nov 1953
Date submitted
28 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gr. Britain V France - Boxing. DESCRIPTION: Great Britain met France in an amateur boxing international at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Great Britain won by seven bouts to three. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Shot of boxing. Dave Charnley v. Cherif Hamia. Cut-ins audience. Hamia wins. Cut-ins audience in disagreement. Second bout George Whelan v. Pierre Renoult. Whelan wins. Shots audience. Various views of boxing. Last bout Ron Barton v. Jean Vankerschaver.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; England; Wembley; Empire Pool, Wembley
Card file number
60013
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing - Britain Beats France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1274, 2 Nov 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18862 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)