Boxing Match 1946

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Boxing match.

Various shots of boxing match between Jock Porter and Olle Tandberg in Stockholm, Sweden. Jack Porter spends most of the time on the canvass. King Gustav of Sweden is a ringside.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64420
Sort Number:
UN 1352 C
Time in/Out:
01:11:44:00 / 01:16:29:00
Canister:
UN 1352 C
Film ID:
2187.03
Issue Date:
1946

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  • "dates and locations unclear or unknown." - the bout took place on 8 January 1946. The location is Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

    "Jack Porter spends most of the time on the canvass" - Porter was in fact knocked down 21 times!

    "Cataloguer's note: Commentary is possibly Italian" - the commentary is Swedish.



    jamied 16th Jan 2013

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