Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hoylake - The Golf Open

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
944
Date Released
7 Jul 1947
Date submitted
5 Jul 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Golf - British Open. DESCRIPTION: Fred Daly became the first Irishman to win the British Open Golf Championship. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds watching play on green. Crowds walk towards drive off. CU of Norman von Nida (Australian) driving and seen on fairway. SCU of Henry Cotton driving, missing putt on green. CU of Arthur Leese putting. Cut-in of crowds. SCU of Stranahan putting and driving (American). CU of Fred Daly (Irish) driving and putting. Cut-in of crowds on 18th green. Daly sinking winning putt. Daly carried by crowd. CU of Scoreboard. Shot of RT Hodges presenting Cup to Fred Daly. Speech by Hodges and by Daly.
Keywords
Sport; Golf
Locations
Cheshire; Hoylake
Card file number
48811
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Hoylake - The Golf Open', British Movietone News Issue No. 944, 7 Jul 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14524 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)