| A LITTLE TRAINING GOES A LONG WAY Boxer Jack Buchanan in Skit | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6793 |
| Catalog #: | 445213 | |
| Clip Number: | 445213-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 284 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:59 - 01:17:59 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Misc | |
| Description: | A LITTLE TRAINING...GOES A LONG WAY Comic actor Jack Buchanan trains for his role as a boxer in "Battling Butler". Boxer Jack Buchanan ("the Battling Butler") acts in a skit playing a nervous boxer who's afraid of his new sparring partner. London MLS boxer jumping around shadow boxing. Titles say they tell Buchanan "you'll have to train and here's someone to help you." Buchanan in long robe and a man in a suit come walking onstage; the shadow boxer ("Joe") in his enthusiastic warm up inadvertantly throws a punch in their direction. Buchanan falls down and is caught by the manager guy. As Joe continues his movements Buchanan pleads w/ manager, looking terrified. Joe extends his hand to shake hands. Buchanan nervously takes it and gets yanked forward nearly falling. As Buchanan looks at hand like its injured he gets slapped on the back rather too heartily. Joe moves on to punching bag while manager helps Buchanan take off dressing gown. He slips it down one shoulder & Buchanan shrugs it back up, same other side, etc. Joe hits punching thing so hard it bounces all the way over & hits Buchanan on foot; again he falls & is caught by manager. A real sparring session. Buchanan is timid. Manager keeps pushing him back toward Joe. Buchanan getting punched. CU Buchanan punched on the jaw, rocks back and forward into another punch, etc. etc. w/ silly facial expressions looking more out of it w/ each blow. LS Buchanan gets hit again, then tricks other boxer into looking up and finally gets a punch in while the guy's not looking, but then drops to his knees to beg mercy. Fantasy sequence w/ film tricks - at rt. a small Buchanan looks at 2 giant Joes. Next round begins. This time Buchanan is really fighting trading punches but neither is hurt. MCU Buchanan and "Joe" laughing together. They "shake gloves", put arms round each other's shoulders. boxing, personalities, Jack Buchanan comedy, sketch, skit, entertainment, fear, timid | |
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