Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Popular Match

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
644A
Date Released
9 Oct 1941
Date submitted
Oct 1941
Date submitted
6 Oct 1941
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soccer International: England V Scotland. DESCRIPTION: Thousands were at Wembley to watch England v Scotland, the first International Match of the season. Mr Churchill met the teams and his wife was in the Royal Box with King George of Greece and Service Chiefs. The result was a two goal victory to England. SHOTLIST: The teams are introduced to the Premier before the kick off. Ordinary and slow motion shots of the game and also crowd shots. Those present are: Winston and Mrs Churchill, King of Greece, Sir John Dill, Lord Wigram, A Brook Hirst, Esq., T Rowie Esq., Prince Paul of Greece, Sir Charles Portal.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Politics and government; Football; Military; Newsreels
Locations
Wembley Stadium
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41406
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Popular Match', British Movietone News Issue No. 644A, 9 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11964 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)