Calcutta Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1555A
Date Released
26 Mar 1959
Date submitted
23 Mar 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Calcutta Cup. DESCRIPTION: Twickenham: and a capacity crowd to see that hardy rugby annual - the contest for the Calcutta Cup. In bright sunshine, on a dry pitch, England kicked off against their old adversary, Scotland, which ended in a draw. SHOTLIST: CU Cup (key). Semi GV crowd. FS English team out. Crowd. FS Scotland out. GV kick off. High angle - England attack right to left. Another same. MS same. England player falls over touch-line. Pan Risman kicks penalty (England). MS crowd. High angle Scotland attack right to left (2nd half). Closer same. LS Ken Scotland kicks penalty (Scotland). High angle England attack left to right. LS ground level - England score disallowed try. LS scoreboard - 3 - 3.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Twickenham; England
Card file number
76720
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Calcutta Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1555A, 26 Mar 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22936 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)