Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Favourites Fail in US Baseball Series

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
697A
Date Released
15 Oct 1942
Date submitted
12 Oct 1942
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baseball - Yanks versus Cards. DESCRIPTION: Although losing to the Yankees in this match, the Cardinals went on to win the series. SHOTLIST: General shot of enclosure. Shot of teams. CU Captains shaking hands. CU Captains shaking hands. CU Some girl spectators. Judge Landis throwing in ball, to start game. Various shots of play. Several CUs of ball being thrown in.
Keywords
Sport; Crime
Locations
St Louis
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
42945
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Favourites Fail in US Baseball Series', British Movietone News Issue No. 697A, 15 Oct 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12476 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)