Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Eton’s St Andrew’s Mud Battle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
913A
Date Released
5 Dec 1946
Date submitted
2 Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eton Wall Game. DESCRIPTION: The annual Wall Game is played at Eton College on St Andrew’s Day. SHOTLIST: KS Line of Eton boys walk towards camera. Various shots of Wall Game, Eton boys crawl along top of wall. GVs of game, SCU as seen from top of wall and CUs players. Players eating oranges during interval. More shots of play, players completely covered in mud. CU Players covered in mud after game.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Eton; Berkshire
Card file number
47835
Credits:
Camera
Eddie Smales
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Eton’s St Andrew’s Mud Battle', British Movietone News Issue No. 913A, 5 Dec 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14181 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)