1950 Cup Final

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2187A
Date Released
6 May 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1950 FA Cup Final. DESCRIPTION: We look back at the 1950 FA Cup Final when Arsenal snatched a brilliant 2 - nil victory over Liverpool. Our next release will feature a colour coverage of the 1971 clash as well as the Scottish Final. SHOTLIST: GV teams onto pitch. SV towards camera ditto. SV King George VI shakes hands with Joe Mercer, Arsenal captain. SCU King George talking to Arsenal team. SCU pan as King walks over to Liverpool captain Phil Taylor and shakes hands. SCU Mercer pan to Taylor at toss up. SCU ball on spot. SV Arsenal kick off right to left pan as play gets underway. SCU spectators. TV pan Denis Compton takes corner for Arsenal. LV behind goal (slow motion). Lewis scores for Arsenal. SV King watching. SV Queen (now Queen Mother) watching. 2nd half. SV Arsenal building up attack. TV pan ditto. Cox gets ball, passes to Lewis who scores. GV crowd waving flags. SV Mercer receives Cup from King.
Keywords
Sport; Football
Locations
London; England; Wembley; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
97010A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'1950 Cup Final', British Movietone News Issue No. 2187A, 6 May 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28834 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)