The Lightest Weights!

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
591
Date Released
29 Sep 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
NoS Summary - Very young boys practice their boxing skills.
British Pathe synopsis: "The other day Eve came across some really special boxing enthusiasts - Not lightweights but the lightest of weights - with large gloves..." M/S of a man in military uniform surrounded by young boys in gym kit and boxing gloves. M/S of boy warming up in a boxing ring. He stretches on the ropes and runs on the spot. Low angle of the boys sparring in the ring. "In between rounds the seconds "do their stuff" M/S of boy sitting in the corner being attended by other youngsters. His mother gives encouragement. "One Gladiator seemed to think it was a foot race - !" M/S of a fight in the ring.
Keywords
Children; Boxing
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.246
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP246
National Film Archive Catalogue
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How to cite this record

'The Lightest Weights!', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 591, 29 Sep 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/333069 (Accessed 28 Feb 2025)