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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

425

Date Released

26 Jul 1937

Date submitted

24 Jul 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Rome
• 2. Reports: Russian flyers record flight
• 3. Reports: Emperor reviews Japanese cadets
• 4. Reports: Upside down wedding
• 5. Reports: The Queen with her Regiment
• 6. Reports: Season’s last Garden Party
• 7. Reports: Madrid protects its statues
• 8. Fashions: as described by Margaret Miller
• 9. Traffic
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - The Test Match at Old Trafford
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - Davis Cup Challenge Round - USA v Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 11

Section Title

Sports: Reported by Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cricket. SHOTLIST: Cricketers walk to camera. Spectators seated in solitary state under umbrella. Covered wicket from rain. Team come out to play. Crowds. Barnett and Hutton open play. Players rush from wicket as rain falls. Hardstaff and Hutton batting. Hutton gains century. Hutton is caught out and Hardstaff out also.

Keywords

Sport; Weather

Locations

Manchester

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5535

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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