Bowls - With a Bias!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1809A
Date Released
6 Feb 1964
Date submitted
1 Feb 1964
Date submitted
30 Jan 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bowls - With a Bias!. DESCRIPTION: A recent bowls match in Sydney shows Bill Anderson who weighs thirty four stone against Stan Trotman and his son, who weigh barely fifteen stone between them. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Neil Trotman preparing to bowl. MCU same bowls. CU pan bowl travelling across green. MS Stan Trotman bowls. BS Bill Anderson (34 stone) bowls. CU pan bowl travelling. GV Trotman Senior bowls and pan with bowl. CU spectators clapping. CU Anderson and Trotman drinking. CU pan same. CU spectators clapping. MS Trotman and son wearing Anderson’s coat.
Keywords
Sport; Curiosities
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
87865
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bowls - With a Bias!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1809A, 6 Feb 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25419 (Accessed 24 Jun 2025)