World Champ Goes Home (1951)

Full title reads: “World Champ Goes Home“. Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. LV Towards travel shot World Middleweight boxing Champion Randolph Turpin seated between Mayors of Warwick and Leamington driving through crowded street. LV Travel shot following cadet band to Town Hall. CU Mrs Turpin waiting at Town Hall for her son. LV Pan cars arriving outside Town Hall amid huge crowd. SV Policeman holding back crowd. SV Elevated Turpin kissing his three year old son in car. He hands him down to someone outside the car. He turns and alights from car. LV Turpin escorted by Mayors making way through huge crowds to Town Hall. SV Towards and pan Mayors and Turpin walking through Crowd into Town Hall. GV Pan Crowd. LV Party on balcony of Town Hall. SV Turpin and Mayors standing before microphone. Turpin sighs. GV Top view crowd. SV Turpin looking very embarrassed pulls his hand ’Well, I’m not much at making speeches, well anyhow you all know what I mean in me own language’ Turpin waves to crowd. Elevated Rando