The Kick Off

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1159A
Date Released
23 Aug 1951
Date submitted
20 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Kick-Off. DESCRIPTION: The Football season commences as thousands flock to grounds all over the country for the big kick off. Movietone visited Highbury where the Gunners were at home to Huddersfield. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowd shot. Boys in street playing cricket, several shots. Mix to boys playing football in streets. Various crowd shots at Highbury. Press boys taking photos. Arsenal onto field. GV kick-off. Various shots of play. Huddersfield score. General play.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Football
Card file number
55961
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Kick Off', British Movietone News Issue No. 1159A, 23 Aug 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17321 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)