England Soccer Team for Rio

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1098A

Date Released

22 Jun 1950

Date submitted

20 Jun 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Queen’s Niece Engaged
2. 2England Soccer Team for Rio
3. 3Wightman Cup Debacle
4. 4Air Race for Kings Cup
5. 5Porpoise Round-Up
6. 6Star and Fans at Garden Party
7. 7Brabazon Comes to Town
8. *Trailer: The Grain Harvest
9. *Queen at Cliveden

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: English Soccer Team Take Off for Rio. DESCRIPTION: Seventeen of the England’s soccer players have left London Airport for Rio for the World Cup contest. Four others, already on the American continent, will join them later. SHOTLIST: KS. Footballers walk towards camera. Footballers walk along tarmac. Group of the soccer team. Billy Wright, the captain says a few words about how they hope to win the World Cup. Group with Mexican Air Hostess who will attend them during the trip. Team board plane. Air Hostess closes door. Plane taxies across aerodrome.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

London Heathrow Airport

Card file number

53924

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive