Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Joe Davis Keeps Title Despite Brother Fred

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
564
Date Released
25 Mar 1940
Date submitted
21 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snooker Championships. DESCRIPTION: The World Champion is invincible, but praises younger brother Fred after the competition. SHOTLIST: Joe Davis defeats his brother Fred Davis and receives the cup from Lord Iliffe. Both Joe and Iliffe make speeches.
Keywords
Sport
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Pathe
Card file number
38591
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Joe Davis Keeps Title Despite Brother Fred', British Movietone News Issue No. 564, 25 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10721 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)