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Jeffries Throwing Medicine Ball
Also known as [Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball]
(1899) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Jim Jeffries (James J. Jeffries) [himself]

American Vitagraph Company production; distributed by [?] Edison Manufacturing Company? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 7 June 1899. [?] Same film as Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball (1901)?

Documentary.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Athletes: Boxers

Listing updated: 22 August 2023.

References: Slide-BigV p. 170 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.