Opening of the Soccer Season

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1419A
Date Released
16 Aug 1956
Date Other
Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Football Starts in Scotland (Scottish League Cup - Glasgow Rangers V East Fife). SHOTLIST: Various shots of Glasgow’s underground stations with queues of people outside. Sign saying ‘New Season Starts’. MCU Copland Road Underground Station. Man selling rosettes outside the ground. Sammy Cox?? signing autographs. Teams out onto pitch. Crowds. Various shots of play. Crowds.
Local distribution only
Special Reel for Scotland. Shown as Item 1.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland; Ibrox Park
Card file number
67884
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
John Charles Elder
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:

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How to cite this record

'Opening of the Soccer Season', British Movietone News Issue No. 1419A, 16 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21124 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)