Tommy Farr Returns Aka Southampton (1937)

Title reads: “Southampton“. Hampshire. Boxer Tommy Farr returns on liner the ’Queen Mary’. Various L/Ss of the ship coming into harbour. Various shots of Farr on deck and walking down the gangplank. We see him give his sister a big kiss. Various shots of Farr surrounded by adoring female relations. Narrator tells us Farr is coming home have lost a fight - not clear who with. Presumably Farr is returning from USA as that the ’Queen Mary’ was a transatlantic liner. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content
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