Title Fight

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1558A

Date Released

16 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Wedding
2. 2Title Fight
3. 3Channel Tunnel Research
4. 4Lord Montagu Married
5. 5England V Scotland
6. *Youth Week

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Title Fight. DESCRIPTION: The British featherweight title was won by Bobby Neill of Edinburgh who beat Charlie Hill of Cambuslang at the Nottingham Ice Rink. SHOTLIST: GV ring - fight in progress (key). GV fight - Charlie Hill v Bobby Neill. Low angle same. GV same. CU same. MS Neill (striped shorts) knocks Hill down. Low angle - fight in progress. MS Neill outboxing Hill. MS Hill on his knees. Fight in progress. Low angle - Neill boxes Hill onto ropes. Longer Hill on his knees takes count. MS Neill boxing Hill. Low angle same. MS same. Low angle same. MS same. Low angle same. Low angle Referee steps in and stops contest. Low angle - Bobby Neill (winner) with arms held high.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

England; Nottingham

Card file number

76912

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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