Boxing - Britain’s Great Victory

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1692
Date Released
6 Nov 1961
Date submitted
3 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Great Victory. DESCRIPTION: British v American amateur boxers at Wembley, and bout one, flyweights Alan Rudkin and the coloured American Sherman Washington, was stopped when it was getting too hot for the American. Jim Caldwell met Brian Brazier in the Light Welterweight Class. This time, it was a points victory for Britain. Bout ten was between heavyweights Billy Walker and Cornelius Perry, a coloured giant. Britain already had nine wins, and Walker was delighted to have made it ten-nil. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV boxers in ring. CU man. GV boxing. MS ditto. LAS boxing. MS same. LAS ditto. MS boxing. LAS referee stops fight. MCU boxer. LS boxer. LAS ditto. MS ditto. LAS boxing. MS ditto. LAS ditto. MS boxer knocked out. MS boxer on floor. MCU Billy Walker.
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
83412
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Mark McDonald
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing - Britain’s Great Victory', British Movietone News Issue No. 1692, 6 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24348 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)