Dane struck the gong 3 times. Later gong men struck it only twice. Wells was one of the best fighters of the last century, though he lacked ruthlessness. Rank had acquired GFD. He was filmed at Walton Hall Studios, Isleworth. He continued in the role until after the Second World War. It was his image that endured the longest on screen, with little alteration, other than to the overlay titles, and to update the original sound of the gong strike. Millions who watched Ken Richmond on the screen were looking at a man who had a strong dislike of violence.
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Michael Manning, Chessington, Surrey. THE trademark of a musclebound man banging a gong at the beginning of every Rank film was dreamed up in the s by the publicity manageress of General Film Distributors, which then distributed J Arthur's films. The lady had in mind Bombadier Billy Wells, "Beautiful Billy"to his fans, who had been British heavyweight boxing champion from He was filmed at Walton Hall Studios, Isleworth, in Test your knowledge. We use cookies and collect some information about you to enhance your experience of our site; we use third-party services to provide social media features, to personalize content and ads, and to ensure the website works properly.
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Learn more about your data on Quizzclub. OK Set preferences. Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films? John D Thomas. The gong was only a prop. The real sounded gong was much, much smaller - often played by James Blades.
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