Mcgovern and Thompson Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1159
Date Released
20 Aug 1951
Date submitted
10 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Overseas News
  2. 2The Channel Swimmers
  3. 3Hellfire Towns’ Freedom for Churchill
  4. 4Princess Margaret Twenty One
  5. *Mcgovern and Thompson Train

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mcgovern & Thompson in Training. DESCRIPTION: Tommy McGovern and Billy Thompson in training for the Lightweight Championship of Great Britain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU feet skipping. McGovern training at Jack Solomons gym. London. Skipping, shadow boxing, etc. McGovern with Benny Huntman. Slip-pan Billy Thompson feeds chickens on farm near Doncaster. Sawing wood. Road work, in gym, skipping, ground work, & punch-bag, etc.
Local distribution only
Special
Keywords
Sport; Agriculture; Birds
Card file number
55908
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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