Hospitals Clash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1346
Date Released
21 Mar 1955
Date submitted
17 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Hospitals Cup. DESCRIPTION: There was a furious prelude to the Hospital Cup Final at Richmond between London Hospital and Guy’s Hospital. Princess Alexandra watched the match itself. SHOTLIST: A CU of a number of girls’ faces cheering. CU London Hospital’s lorry about to repel borders. Arrival of opponents armed with flour bombs and the fight is on. GVs and CUs of the exchanges and the struggle for the Chequered Barrel London Hospital mascot. Arrival of Princess Alexandra. CU Princess introduced to members of the teams. GV the box from which the Princess will view the match. GVs CUs of some vicious tackling in the match during which one man is thrown into the crowd.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Newcastle or Leeds.
Keywords
Sport; Health and medicine; Rugby football
Locations
Richmond Rugby Football Ground
Card file number
63097
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hospitals Clash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1346, 21 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19928 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)