News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Captain Roark’s Late Game of Polo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
509
Date Released
6 Mar 1939
Date submitted
1 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England v America - Polo. DESCRIPTION: The fatal accident on the Polo field. SHOTLIST: At the Midwick Country Club America loses to England in the series of three for the Westchester Cup. Jack Holt is the referee and the match is marred by a fatal accident to Pat Roark, the UK captain.
Keywords
Sport; Death; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35743
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
26
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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Captain Roark’s Late Game of Polo', British Movietone News Issue No. 509, 6 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9765 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)