Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Their Majesties at Rugby League Final

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
987A
Date Released
6 May 1948
Date submitted
4 May 1948
Date submitted
3 May 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby Cup Final. Wigan V Bradford Northern. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen were present at Wembley to see Wigan defeat Bradford Northern in the Rugby League Cup Final. SHOTLIST: KS elevated from control of play in progress. Teams lined up on field. King out and meets teams. Wigan in hooped shirts, Bradford with V on their jerseys. General shots of play. Hilton for Wigan runs through and scores a try. Ted Ward converts. General play. Player back-heels a ball, several shots during game of same. Bradford - Edwards scores a try. Ernest Ward fails to convert. Cut-in Royalty, King and Queen watching the match. Ground shots general play. Wigan again score try. Cut-in crowds cheering. Presentation of Cup. Team walk off pitch with Cup. Crowds cheering.
Local distribution only
Also a longer (302ft) version of this story was shown as the final item in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds only.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
50164
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Their Majesties at Rugby League Final', British Movietone News Issue No. 987A, 6 May 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15085 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)