For The Fight Of His Life AKA For The Flight… 1923

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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...

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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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