Who Can Beat Butty?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1898A
Date Released
21 Oct 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Who Can Beat Butty?. DESCRIPTION: Butty Sugrue, licensee of the Admiral Nelson in Kilburn, is offering £500 to any publican in Europe, over forty years old, who can equal his strength. Before he took over the Admiral Nelson, Butty was a circus strongman and a professional wrestler. SHOTLIST: CU man starting motor bike and getting onto it. MS man on bike pan to Butty stopping bike with rope fixed to bike and between his teeth. CU man’s hand on clutch handle. CU man’s hand on accelerator twist grip. MS Butty with rope between his teeth stopping bike. MS bike is driven off after rope breaks. CU men drinking inside the Admiral Nelson. MS Butty Sugrue lifting up barrel of beer. CU man watching. MS Butty lifting up chair with woman sitting on it, with his teeth. MS people applauding. MS Butty lifting up three men. MS Butty lifting two customers up and takes them towards door. MS Butty carrying men out through door pan to men on floor. MS Butty standing in door way.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Competitions; Stunts
Locations
Kilburn
Card file number
90335
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Peter Hannan
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Who Can Beat Butty?', British Movietone News Issue No. 1898A, 21 Oct 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26191 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)