Olympic Prospects

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2032A

Date Released

16 May 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Prospects. DESCRIPTION: Major pointer to our Boxing Team for Mexico, the winners of the year’s ABA Titles. Mickey Carter defends his Bantamweight crown, Johnny Cheshire wins the Featherweight bout and Eric Blake is the new Light Middleweight Champion, having broken Tom Imrie’s jaw! SHOTLIST: GV Bantamweight fight - Mickey Carter v. Leslie Pickett - Carter in dark vest. Various shots of the fight in progress. LAS at end of fight. Zoom in Carter - the winner. GV Featherweight fight - Alan Richardson v. Johnny Cheshire - Cheshire in dark colours. Various shots of the fight in progress. LAS as fight ends. Zoom in referee holds up winner’s hand (Cheshire). GV Middleweight fight - Tom Imrie v. Eric Blake - Imrie in dark singlet. CU & LS fight in progress. LAS as both boxers fall to canvas. CU audience. MS fight in progress. GV ditto. MLS Blake lands heavy punch on Imrie’s jaw. CU audience. CU Imrie in corner holding jaw. GV fight in progress. MLS ditto. MS audience. Zoom in to the winner - Blake. MS audience. MS Imrie spits out teeth as doctor examines jaw.

Keywords

Sport; Health and medicine

Locations

London; Royal Albert Hall; England

Card file number

93537

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Pat Mohan

Length of story (in feet)

204

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