Dummy Mace is a 1901 New Zealand silent short film.[1][2]
| Dummy Mace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Franklyn Barrett |
| Produced by | Franklyn Barrett |
| Starring | Dummy Mace Tommy Macgregor |
| Cinematography | Franklyn Barrett |
Release date |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
Plot
editThe film shows three rounds of a staged boxing match, with a third round knockout.[1]
Cast
edit- Tommy Macgregor - featherweight boxer (champion in New Zealand)
- Harry "Dummy" Mace - middleweight boxer (champion in Australia)[3]
Production
editAlf Linley offered Franklyn Barrett finance to produce a boxing picture.[1] Barrett organised two boxers to stage a three one minute round boxing match on the back lawn of the Hotel Cecil.[1] Although Macgregor was to give a knockout blow on cue in the third round, Mace who was deaf, had misunderstood the arrangement and actually knocked out Macgregor.[1]
The resultant film did very good business when subsequently shown in the Federal Hall theatre in Manners Street Wellington.[1][4]
Preservation status
editThis 1901 film was New Zealand's first boxing film and is now a lost film.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Film History: Where Wellington Stands". Dominion. No. 116. Papers Past. 10 February 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Page 6 Advertisements". No. 141. The Evening Post. 11 December 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Harry (Dummy) Mace picture". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Federal Hall, Manners Street". No. 142. Evening Post. 12 December 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2022.