Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Henry Cotton’s 3rd Open

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
996
Date Released
5 Jul 1948
Date submitted
3 Jul 1948
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Henry Cotton’s Third Open. DESCRIPTION: At Muirfield, Henry Cotton won the British Open Golf Championship by five strokes. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Cotton holds Cup. GV Muirfield Golf Course. GV crowds walking across course. MS the King walking across course. SCU Henry Cotton drives off. MS crowd. MS Cotton and his wife walking across course. MS Cotton driving. MS Cotton taking two hits to get out of bunker. Cut-in gallery watching, Mrs Cotton sitting on her stick. Cotton makes final putt, pan with ball which falls into hole, crowds (unseen) cheering. GV scoreboard. Mr and Mrs Cotton looking out of pavilion window. Cotton receives Cup. Cotton speaks, I don’t smile much, but inside I’m very happy. CU name Carlekemp School. Cotton arrives boys stand around him while he takes out the Cup to show them, they cheer. GV boys dancing Scottish reels around Cotton who is holding the Cup.
Keywords
Sport; Golf
Locations
Muirfield
Card file number
50429
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Henry Cotton’s 3rd Open', British Movietone News Issue No. 996, 5 Jul 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15190 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)