Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughness for Tough Times - Rugby League Test in Australia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
891
Date Released
1 Jul 1946
Date submitted
24 Jun 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia V England - Rugger - Draw (League). DESCRIPTION: The Rugby League Test between England and Australia at Sydney ended in a draw. SHOTLIST: KS Rugger teams in play. Teams coming out onto field. Slow motion shots of the play, tackles, bringing their opponents down to the ground. Whitcombe breaks through defence and scores a try. Cut-ins of crowds cheering, also shot of small party fighting in the crowd. Normal speed - Aussie runs through to score, by Bailey, then Cooper goes through to score another try.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
47124
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Toughness for Tough Times - Rugby League Test in Australia', British Movietone News Issue No. 891, 1 Jul 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13916 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)