News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

317A

Date Released

4 Jul 1935

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flashes: Duke and Duchess of York go by air to Brussels Show
• 2. Flashes: Royal Henley has pleasant day for Regatta opening
• 3. Flashes: Atlantic flyers crash at start of hop to Rome
• 4. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: British tennis stars fail surprisingly at Wimbledon
• 5. Editorial: Sir Malcolm Campbell comments: The Mauretania, that grand old ship, sails on her last voyage
• 6. Features: about that Test Match by Tom Webster

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: About that Test Match - Tom Webster. DESCRIPTION: South Africa win the 2nd Test. SHOTLIST: Shots of notice on wall. ‘Tom Webster Here Today’. Spectators lined up against notice. ‘Play cannot be guaranteed and money cannot be returned’. Shots of spectators lined up waiting entrance. Policeman holds up traffic and ladies cross the road. Shots of the pitch being dried. George Robey arriving with cricket bat. Shot of the play. Nichols leaving pitch. The pitch is rolled with heavy roller. Sutcliffe and Wyatt come out to bat. Sutcliffe batting. Ames is out. Scenes after play. Teams on the balcony. CU English Team.

Keywords

Sport; Women; Cricket; Police; Performing arts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3765

Credits:

Commentator

Tom Webster

Length of story (in feet)

127

Story extras:

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