The Duke at Lord’s

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1247A
Date Released
30 Apr 1953
Date submitted
Apr 1953
Date submitted
27 Apr 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Duke at Lord’s. DESCRIPTION: At. Lord’s, the Duke opened the Imperial Cricket Memorial and unveiled the commemorative tablet in the presence of many famous cricketers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Memorial Gallery - name. Duke by mike inside memorial gallery. MS famous cricketers looking on including Sir Pelham Warner, including Australians. GV gallery. SCU glass case containing the Ashes. Duke with Ronald Aird inspects caps & badges. CU various bats, also Duke inspecting same. CU portraits of cricket veterans. Jack Hobbs with Duke admiring the case containing the evolution of the bats.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Sport; Ceremonies; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
58949
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Duke at Lord’s', British Movietone News Issue No. 1247A, 30 Apr 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18519 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)