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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Reckless Wrestling

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
907A
Date Released
24 Oct 1946
Date submitted
25 Oct 1946
Date submitted
28 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Ctbf - Laurence Olivier Appeal
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Prayers for UNO’s Success
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Agriculture Autumn
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Activity at No 10
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Activity at No 10
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Paris Has Designs on Your Hair
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Reckless Wrestling

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: All-In Wrestling. DESCRIPTION: In Sydney Fred Atkins of New Zealand recently took on Seelie Samara from America in a terrific bout of all-in wrestling. SHOTLIST: KS GV ring. Various shots of couple wrestling, throwing one another of the canvas. Seelie Samara applies toe-hold to Fred Atkins of New Zealand. Atkins hits the canvas indicating surrender. Cut-in of audience applauding. Atkins gets scissors on Samara’s (darkie) head. Atkins rabbit punches Samara, picks him up and throws him on canvas. Atkins wins round and as he gets up he kicks Samara. Atkins throws darkie out of ring. Prior to this Atkins crawls to edge of ring and grips the canvas, throws the referee off his feet. Samara jumps back into ring on top of Atkins.
Keywords
Sport; Wrestling
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
47566
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:

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