Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sport - MCC Tourists Are There

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
904A
Date Released
3 Oct 1946
Date submitted
30 Sep 1946
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: MCC Arrive in Australia. DESCRIPTION: The MCC team have arrived in Australia, first port of call being Freemantle. SHOTLIST: KS GV Bows on SS Stirling Castle. MS forward decks of ship. Shots of cricketers standing on deck. CU Major Howard (Manager), Wally Hammond and Fingleton on deck. CU Hammond. Shots of team disembarking. At Perth, team at War Memorial and walking towards camera.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
Freemantle
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
47554
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sport - MCC Tourists Are There', British Movietone News Issue No. 904A, 3 Oct 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14076 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)