Heavyweight Wrestling At Manchester 1937

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Title reads: "Heavyweight wrestling at Manchester".

High angled shots of wrestling ring; the referee is talking to 2 wrestlers. L/S of audience applauding. Various shots of wrestling fight. At one point, the wrestlers tumble out of the ring. Good shots of audience shouting excitedly. Eventually...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16088
Sort Number:
37/096
Time in/Out:
01:45:19:00 / 01:47:17:00
Canister:
37/96
Film ID:
943.51
Issue Date:
02/12/1937

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