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For The Fight Of His Life AKA For The Flight… 1923
Description
Item title reads - FOR THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE. Joe Beckett encouraged by his pretty wife and "Bonzo" the mascot, is in fine fighting trim already. Worthing, West Sussex.
M/S as boxer Joe Beckett walks down the street with another man, M/S as they run along the road. C/U of him with his wife...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 23985
- Sort Number:
- G 1016
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:11:00 / 01:20:45:00
- Canister:
- G 1016
- Film ID:
- 316.18
- Issue Date:
- 20/09/1923
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