Autumn Scenes. Conker Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2424
Date Released
16 Nov 1975
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Conker Championships. DESCRIPTION: Most people would think of ‘Conkers’ as a Schoolboys sport, but all the Competitors in the Conker Championships have left their schooldays behind. SHOTLIST: GV village (Denham). CU autumn tree. LV people walking dog. CU leaves. WA trees. CU fallen leaves. CU fallen conker. CU hand picks up conker. SV conker being stringed. SV conker match. CU conker. SV conker is hit. SV Frank Elson (3 shots). SV children watching. SCU Joe Horn playing (2 shots). FV ‘King Conker’. CU Joe Horn playing. CU conker. CU last shot of conker match, men shake hands. WA final match - shot breaks conker - Jack Marsh wins. CU Jack Marsh winner. SV winner with cup has garland of conkers put round his neck. SV fallen leaves (2 shots). SV creeper on wall (2 shots). CU leaves on tree (3 shots). CU creeper on wall.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Competitions
Locations
Northamptonshire; Ashton
Card file number
75/335
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
167
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Autumn Scenes. Conker Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 2424, 16 Nov 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30732 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)