Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Americans Walk off with Walker Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
937A
Date Released
22 May 1947
Date submitted
19 May 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Walk Off With the Walker Cup. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS CU golf club contacting ball as golfer drives off. GV clubhouse. GV crowds standing about outside clubhouse, amongst the crowd can be seen Sir Gordon Craig. CU Francis D Ouimet & John Beck fixing one another armlets on. MS Mrs Quick, Mrs Riegel & Mrs Ward. MS Will Fyffe & Sir Alexander King have a small bet on golfing. Men with walkie talkie apparatus walk about course, others seated at tables. MS scoreboard. MS Fred Bishop (USA) drives off. SCU Richard Chapman driving off. MS Smiley Quick (USA) driving off. GV crowds crossing the course. Gerald Micklem approaches hole & putting. MS Frank Stranahan drives off road onto green. Stowe (GB) plays off road onto green. Stowe putting, & holing. Cut-in of walkie talkie in action. Various shots of putting & approaching greens. Dick Chapman holes to beat PB Lucas (GB) standing looking on. Crowd shot. Joe Carr (GB) drives off. Carr putting. Crowd shot. RJ White (GB) drives off, & putting. MS scoreboard. LS crowds outside clubhouse during presentation of cup. Several Americans seated outside clubhouse. MS Roger Wethered handing over Walker Cup to Francis Ouimet. CU Ouimet saying a few words of thanks. Applause by British losers & audience.
Keywords
Sport; Golf
Locations
St Andrews Golf Course
Card file number
48578
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Americans Walk off with Walker Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 937A, 22 May 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14447 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)