Finch and Turpin Train for Big Fight

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1044A

Date Released

9 Jun 1949

Date submitted

7 Jun 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sunday Rail Strike Scenes
2. 2Labour’s Vital Conference Opens
3. 3Holiday Luxury on Wheels
4. 4Records Broken at British Games
5. 5Thrills Galore at America’s Greatest Car Race
6. *Finch and Turpin Train for Big Fight
7. *Canadian-Scots at Re-Union

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Finch & Turpin in Training. DESCRIPTION: Both are in training for the British and Empire Middleweight Title fight at Birmingham Football Club on the 20th June. SHOTLIST: KS. SCU feet skipping. Albert Finch at Hoddesdon, Herts, in training, running in country. Punch-bag work, boxing etc. At Leamington Spa, Dick Turpin, running, skipping, shadow boxing, etc.

Local distribution only

For Birmingham release only.

Keywords

Sport; Boxing

Locations

Hertfordshire; Leamington Spa; Hoddesdon

Card file number

52023

Credits:

Camera

Hilton Craig

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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