Should Girls Box?
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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- 1 / 8
- Summary
- NoS Summary - boxing classes at a Virginia college.
British Pathe synopsis: Shots of a college where women are taught to box. High angle shot of large number of girls boxing (approx. 50) on a sports field. "The boxing class here is voted the most popular in the school!" Closer view of the girls as they spar. They are wearing white sports tops and baggy black shorts. One of the girls boxes with a male teacher. Other girls stand around and watch. High angle shot of the teacher being given a hard time. "I can’t give you anything but - biff!" reads an intertitle. Low angle shot of some of the girls boxing. Good C/U of a girl really giving it some to another girl who has been knocked to the ground! C/U of a dozen girls whacking each other. M/S of two girls fighting. L/S of the girls jabbing the air then throwing their boxing gloves in the air. - Keywords
- Education and training; Women; Boxing
- Locations
- United States of America; Virginia
- Written sources
- Kinematograph Weekly 7 March 1929 p53.
The Bioscope 27 February 1929 p40.
Pathe Inventory File Tin No.99
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP099 Used for synopsis
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