Sport: Soccer - England’s Progress in World Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1307A
Date Released
24 Jun 1954
Date submitted
21 Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
Sport
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Cup Football -. England V Belgium. DESCRIPTION: At Basle, England met Belgium in their first World Cup encounter. The result was a draw, 4 - 4, after extra time. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Teams coming out. Line-up. Exchange of pennants. Kick-off by England. General play, several goals scored. Only proper goal got by cameraman was one by Lofthouse, headed in. Cut-ins of crowds cheering. Matthews in play.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
Switzerland; Basle
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
61255
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport: Soccer - England’s Progress in World Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1307A, 24 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19300 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)