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Battle of Jeffries and Sharkey for Championship of the World
Also known as [The Jeffries-Sharkey Contest], [Jeffries-Sharkey Fight]
(1899) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by James H. White and Albert E. Smith

Cast: Jim Jeffries [himself], Tom Sharkey [himself]

American Vitagraph Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by James H. White. / © 4 November 1899 by [?] Thomas A. Edison? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 3 November 1899 at the Coney Island Athletic Club arena. This was an unauthorized version of the fight that was not recreated but shot at the event by James H. White, Albert E. Smith and others with a smuggled camera. The production was shot indoors under artificial light. This version was publicly exhibited before the authorized version.

Documentary: Sports: Boxing match.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers - Sports: Boxing

Listing updated: 11 May 2009.

References: Musser-Emerge pp. 203, 206, 207, 598; Slide-BigV p. 170 : FilmHistory-3-3 p. 253.