News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1559A

Date Released

23 Apr 1959

Date submitted

21 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Dalai Lama in India
• 2. Meeting Under the Thames
• 3. Ireland Beats France
• 4. The Queen Visits New Town
• 5. Charlie’s Birthday
• 6. The Camera in Industry
• 7. Failure of a Missile

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ireland Beats France. DESCRIPTION: Lansdowne Road, Dublin, where Ireland beat France by four points in their rugger match. SHOTLIST: Stock card (key). Semi GV crowd. MS President O’Kelly with Irish team. GV Ireland kick off - left to right and attack - (zoom to closer). MS French (white socks) line out with ball. MS Ireland attack - English (of Ireland) kicks drop goal pan MS game in progress - tackles. Longer shot same. Brophy (Ireland) scores try. Spectators applaud. GV pan - Hewitt (Ireland) kicks penalty. France attacking left to right (2nd half). Same - Dupuy (France) scores try. LS Lacaze (France) converts. MS scoreboard - Ireland 9 France 5.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Rugby football

Locations

Republic of Ireland

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

76969

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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