Sports Page: The King attends Boys’ Boxing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
456A
Date Released
3 Mar 1938
Date submitted
1 Mar 1938
Date submitted
2 Mar 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet Saga of Polar heroism
  2. 2The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tornado havoc in Louisiana
  3. 3The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tragic disaster in Sydney Harbour
  4. 4The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ruined Teruel re-captured
  5. 5The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Schuschnigg yields and faces Parliament
  6. 6The End Column: Bridge launching
  7. 7The End Column: House breaking - The St Louis Post Office
  8. 8Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Mary at Westminster Hospital
  9. 9Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Joseph Kennedy, New US Ambassador
  10. 10Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Norman Ridgeley, Ishbel MacDonald’s husband
  11. 11Personality Column: Conducted by Leslie Mitchell: Madame Schmeder at Sussex wedding
  12. 12Sports Page: Cambridge crew on the Cam and at Thorpeness
  13. 13Sports Page: Oxford and Cambridge Athletic Trials
  14. 14Sports Page: Empire Games race dispute
  15. 15Sports Page: The King attends Boys’ Boxing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
15 / 15
Section Title
Sports Page
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King at Boys’ Boxing. SHOTLIST: His Majesty the King (accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester) attends the Royal Albert Hall for the Boxing Championships of the London Federation of Boys’ Clubs. He presents the prizes afterwards in the ring.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Organisations; Children; Competitions; Youth
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
32759
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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