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Title: SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, DUNDEE

Reference number: N1004

Date: 1964

Production company: Grampian Television

Sound: mute

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 2.47 mins

Description: The legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson is welcomed at the Invercarse Hotel, Dundee, during his visit to Scotland.

Sugar Ray Robinson was 44 when he made this visit to Dundee. This film features his visit to the Invercarse Hotel, where he was served haggis. Another visit featured World Champion wrestler and pub proprietor George Kidd introducing Sugar Ray to Dundee boxing personalities at the Ellenbank Bar, Alexander Street.

For newspaper cuttings from the time, see paper archives held at the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive at ref. 11/1/449.

Shotlist: gvs of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson meeting people, signing a book and cutting open a steaming haggis at Dundee's Invercarse Hotel (.22) [blank] (.33) m/s of box lying on ground (.44) gvs of Sugar Ray arriving at occasion, speaking to man and waving at crowds (1.46) gvs of Sugar Ray meeting Major and being presented with gift (1.52) Sugar Ray enters building passing Highland Pipers (wearing kilts and hairy regimental hats) (2.00) gvs of Sugar Ray signing book (2.22) gvs of Sugar Ray cutting open steaming haggis (2.47)