Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Army Defeats Allies at Soccer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
615A
Date Released
20 Mar 1941
Date submitted
17 Mar 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soccer: British Army V Allied XI. DESCRIPTION: The British Army defeated the Allies by eight goals to two, the match being played at Chelsea’s ground. SHOTLIST: Various crowd shots and Captain Margesson inspecting the players. Shots of the game and of the Secretary for War watching with Prince Bernhardt.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Politics and government; Football; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40528
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Army Defeats Allies at Soccer', British Movietone News Issue No. 615A, 20 Mar 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11545 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)