Cockell Beats Farr

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1240A
Date Released
12 Mar 1953
Date submitted
10 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Eden & Butler in America
  2. 2'Varsity Crews at Putney
  3. 3Cockell Beats Farr
  4. 4News Briefs: Ike and Bobby Jones
  5. 5News Briefs: Alaska Volcano
  6. 6News Briefs: Bristol Rag
  7. 7Russian History - A New Chapter?
  8. *Dumfries Freedom for Kosbies

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cockell Beats Farr. DESCRIPTION: There were many ex-champions at the Nottingham Ice Stadium to see the fight between Don Cockell and Tommy Farr. Although Cockell was unable to land a knock-out in the fight, the referee stopped the contest at the end of the seventh round, he had beaten Tommy Farr who ended the night’s entertainment by singing Land of My Fathers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV boxing ring. Audience. Cockell & Farr enter ring. Various shots of boxing. Cockell given the verdict.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance
Locations
Nottingham
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
58694
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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