The Don Plays Again
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Don Plays Again. DESCRIPTION: The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Donald Bradman together in Canberra for a gala match between the MCC and Mr Menzies Eleven. Lord de L’Isle, the Governor-General was among many who turned up to see Sir Don’s return to the game as captain of the home side. His career began in the late twenties in a country town of New South Wales. A legendary figure who scored a century every three innings of his career and holds the Australian record score at 452. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Duke of Norfolk and Sir Donald Bradman. MS Sir Donald signs boy’s autograph book. MS Mr Menzies and Dame Pattie (Prime Minister). MS toss up. GV crowd. Bowler to Sir Donald who plays the ball. MS Mr Menzies and wife with Sir Donald (2 shots). Sir Donald fielding (4 shots). MS crowd look over fence, Sir Donald practising with ordinary cricket stump (6 shots). Sir Donald demonstrating strokes (6 shots). MS crowd. MS Sir Donald comes out onto field. GV crowd. Brian Statham bowls Sir Donald out (4 shots). GV crowd. MS Sir Donald leaves field smiling. GV crowd. MS Sir Don leaves field smiling.
- Keywords
- Sport; Politics and government; Aristocracy
- Locations
- Australia; Canberra; Manuka Oval
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 86030
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 182
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