Come-Back Fails

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1685
Date Released
18 Sep 1961
Date submitted
14 Sep 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Come Back Fails. DESCRIPTION: In Sydney Stadium, Jimmy Carruthers opened aggressively in his come-back fight (he’d been out of the ring for seven years, and was now fighting as a lightweight) against Italian migrant Aldo Pravisani who won on points. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan Jimmy Carruthers boxing. LS pan same. MS pan same. MS pan end of round 2. MCU crowd. LS Jimmy Carruthers having eye fixed. CU two ladies. MS pan Jimmy Carruthers and Aldo Pravisani boxing. MS pan Carruthers same. MS pan same. MS pan Aldo Pravisani wins on points.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83171
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Come-Back Fails', British Movietone News Issue No. 1685, 18 Sep 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24276 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)