Carpentier Beware! Midget Boxing 1920

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New York, United States of America.

Intertitle: "CARPENTIER - BEWARE! 6 year old Baby Victor knocks out Tiny Douglas in 'Little Weight' Championships of the World".

Intertitle: "Still Friends!"

M/S of a miniature boxing ring, a sizeable adult audience sits around it. Two little...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21461
Sort Number:
G 0658
Time in/Out:
01:38:29:00 / 01:40:03:00
Canister:
G 658
Film ID:
208.33
Issue Date:
12/04/1920

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