Matinees On Main Street: A Movie History Podcast

Episode 12: And The Winner Is...The Lathams Exhibit Boxing Films

Episode Summary

<p>Otway and Gray Latham join with a few friends to convince the Edison Company to make a boxing film.  The film will be show in their kinetoscope parlor set up in lower Manhattan, and would prove to be a success, at least for a time.  This would be the first of a number of successes for the movies and boxing as they ally with each other for the mutual success of both.  This episode includes a brief history of boxing up to this time.</p>

Episode Notes

Otway and Gray Latham join with a few friends to convince the Edison Company to make a boxing film.  The film will be show in their kinetoscope parlor set up in lower Manhattan, and would prove to be a success, at least for a time.  This would be the first of a number of successes for the movies and boxing as they ally with each other for the mutual success of both.  This episode includes a brief history of boxing up to this time.