Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wembley’s (War Time) Cup Final

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
575A
Date Released
13 Jun 1940
Date submitted
10 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War Cup Final, 1940. DESCRIPTION: West Ham defeat Blackburn Rovers. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the crowd and close ups of some wounded soldiers. Mr AV Alexander (First Lord) meets the players. The game is won by West Ham who defeat Blackburn Rovers by one goal. Mr Alexander presents the cup.
Keywords
Sport; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Football; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39166
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wembley’s (War Time) Cup Final', British Movietone News Issue No. 575A, 13 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10912 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)