A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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Nelson-McGovern Fight
(1906) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Oscar ‘Battling’ Nelson [himself], Terry McGovern [himself]

Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Lubin Manufacturing Company. / © 23 March 1906 by Siegmund Lubin [H74761]. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot 14 March 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Documentary: Sports: Boxing match.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers - Sports: Boxing - USA: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

Listing updated: 5 June 2008.

References: LoC-MoPic-1 p. 40 : FilmHistory-3-3 p. 255.