Russ and Sylvia Davis Collection > SERIES I: Films & Audio Materials

SERIES I: Films & Audio Materials

Abstract

The films in Series I are predominantly comprised of 16mm film prints and production elements for the long running syndicated wrestling show that the couple produced through their production company IWF. The show was given a variety of names including Wrestling from Chicago, Wrestling from the International Amphitheatre, ‘Rasslin with Russ, Main Event, and Chicago Wrestling depending on the station that leased the show.

The 208 wrestling matches in the collection were recorded in the 1950s but the prints were distributed throughout the 1960s. Precise dates of the matches are uncertain. Also contained in this collection are prints for a short run syndicated show Raymond Massey Reads the Bible, a print for a sponsored film Arapahoe, and a print and production elements for a television show on hunting and taxidermy called Indoor/Outdoor.

Series identifier

S.2008-04-0001