News in Brief: Lucy Retains Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1413
Date Released
2 Jul 1956
Date submitted
27 Jun 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lucy V MCCarthy. DESCRIPTION: At Wembley’s Empire Pool Southpaw Joe Lucy defended his British Lightweight title against Sammy McCarthy. Just before the end of the thirteenth round the referee decided Sammy’d had enough so victory went to Lucy. SHOTLIST: Various scenes during the fight between Sammy McCarthy and Joe Lucy. Sammy McCarthy down. Fight stopped. Lonsdale belt presented to Lucy.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
London; England; Wembley; Wembley Empire Pool
Card file number
67440
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Lucy Retains Title', British Movietone News Issue No. 1413, 2 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21025 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)