The Idol Of The North On Sleeve As The Idle Of The North (1933)

Full title reads: “Newcastle. ’The Idol of the North’. Seaman Tommy Watson - who showed America that British Boxers can box - has rapturous reception on return to his home town.“ Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Massive crowds throng the streets as boxer Tommy Watson is driven past. Dark shots of Tommy Watson holding a child and waving from an upstairs window to the cheering crowds. 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 P...athé 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.

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