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Jeffries-Johnson World’s Championship Boxing Contest,
Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910

(1910) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by (unknown)

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

The Vitagraph Company of America production for the J. & J. Company; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Production supervised by J. Stuart Blackton. / © 7 December 1910 by J. & J. Company [J148684, J148685, J148686, J148687, J148688, J148689 and J148971]. Premiered 16 July 1910 at Alhambra Theatre in New York, New York. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 4 July 1910 in Reno, Nevada. The last of the legal silent era U.S. boxing films: the race riots that resulted from the outcome of this boxing match led to a Congressional ban on fight films.

Documentary: Sports: Boxing match.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers - Crowds - Sports: Boxing, Boxing rings - USA: Nevada: Reno

Listing updated: 19 September 2008.

References: Film viewing : Fell-History p. 88; Robinson-Palace pp. 83-84, 85, 144; Sklar-Movie p. 15; Tarbox-Lost p. 59: FilmHistory-3-3 p. 256 : Website-AFI.

 
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