Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Golf Open Opens

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

891A

Date Released

4 Jul 1946

Date submitted

1 Jul 1946

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Open Golf Championship. DESCRIPTION: There was a strong American challenge when the British Open began at St Andrews. SHOTLIST: KS GV Clubhouse. MS person with walkie-talkie set strapped to his chest. GV crowd walking across course. CU Lawson Little (USA), also looking at his caddie cleaning his clubs. CU Joe Kirkwood and walking past camera. Kirkwood is preceded by Sam Snead. CU Gabriel Gonzalez Garcia (Spain). Von Nida (Australia) with young Gordon Hayes. CU Hayes with small club. Von Nida drives ball towards hole. CU Dai Rees (Hindhead), driving on edge of green, cut-in small crowd watching, some sitting on shooting sticks. CU-SV Bobby Locke putting. Henry Cotton walks into camera and CU Cotton. Several views of scoreboards.

Keywords

Sport; Golf

Locations

St Andrews

Card file number

47155

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Paul Wyand
Camera: Richard Harris

Length of story (in feet)

114

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