Come-Back Fails

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1685

Date Released

18 Sep 1961

Date submitted

14 Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Carla
2. 2Come-Back Fails
3. 3Hostess with the Mostest
4. 4Outboards Full Out
5. 5Up Their Sleeves
6. 6It’s a Riot!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Come Back Fails. DESCRIPTION: In Sydney Stadium, Jimmy Carruthers opened aggressively in his come-back fight (he’d been out of the ring for seven years, and was now fighting as a lightweight) against Italian migrant Aldo Pravisani who won on points. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan Jimmy Carruthers boxing. LS pan same. MS pan same. MS pan end of round 2. MCU crowd. LS Jimmy Carruthers having eye fixed. CU two ladies. MS pan Jimmy Carruthers and Aldo Pravisani boxing. MS pan Carruthers same. MS pan same. MS pan Aldo Pravisani wins on points.

Keywords

Sport; Boxing

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

83171

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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