Cup Winners Welcome
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cup Winners Welcome Home. DESCRIPTION: Arriving home after their sensational Wembley victory, the Blackpool team received a tremendous welcome from the people there. From the Town Hall steps, Stan Matthews had a few modest words to say before the players received a civic reception. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Johnston leaning out of train window holding FA Cup. Inside train en route to Blackpool, Team seated, tilt up to Cup in luggage rack. Driving through crowded & cheering Blackpool. CU Tower tilt down to crowds. Arrival outside Town Hall, Johnston out of coach followed by others. Johnston meets Mayor, Johnson at mike, silent. Stanley Matthews says a few about the team winning the Cup not just him. Matthews speaking on steps of Blackpool Town Hall. I am told that by one or two people that I was a match winner, as a matter of fact I don’t believe that, for the simple reason that we have here eleven match winners.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Railways; Celebrations and festivals; Local government
- Locations
- England; Blackpool
- Card file number
- 58994
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Length of story (in feet)
- 98
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'Cup Winners Welcome', British Movietone News Issue No. 1248A, 7 May 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18526 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)