Title Fight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1488A
Date Released
12 Dec 1957
Date submitted
10 Dec 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lewis V Hill Boxing. DESCRIPTION: Charlie Hill of Scotland and coloured Southpaw Percy Lewis of Oxford, contested the vacant British Empire Featherweight title in a Reg King presentation at Nottingham. In the tenth round, the towel went in and the fight was stopped. Victory and the British Empire title for Percy Lewis. SHOTLIST: Several shots of boxing. Charles Hill v Percy Lewis. Shots of Hill being knocked down several times. Various shots in slow motion. Final round in slow motion ending with towel being thrown in. Percy Lewis is the winner.
Keywords
Sport; Newsreels
Locations
Nottingham; Nottinghamshire
Card file number
72331
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Title Fight', British Movietone News Issue No. 1488A, 12 Dec 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22084 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)