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Jack Johnson vs. Jim Flynn Contest for Heavyweight Championship of the World, Las Vegas, New Mexico, July 4, 1912
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] Jack Curley?

Cast: Jack Johnson [himself], Jim Flynn [himself]

Jack Curley production. / Produced by Jack Curley. / © 18 July 1912 [U171968]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The print deposited with the U.S. Copyright Office was less than two reels in length.

Documentary: Sports: Boxing match.

Synopsis: Several rounds of the fight are seen before the fight was stopped, in progress, by police.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers - Sports: Boxing - USA: New Mexico: Las Vegas

Listing updated: 14 August 2023.

References: Niver-First p. 166 : FilmHistory-3-3 p. 257.