Mud Bath in First Rugby Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1099A
Date Released
29 Jun 1950
Date submitted
23 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Communists Invade South Korea
  2. 2Champion Heavyweight Baby
  3. 3Midnight Barbecue for Charity
  4. 4Horse Guards Display by the Marines
  5. 5Mud Bath in First Rugby Test
  6. 6Wimbledon Opens
  7. *Reading Wins Jubilee Walk

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mud Bath in First Rugby League. DESCRIPTION: At Sydney, crowds gathered at 5.30 in the morning to see the Rugby League Test between Australia and England, which started at two in the afternoon. The match, played in the pouring rain, ended in a 6-4 victory for England. SHOTLIST: KS. Rugby scrum. Night shots of crowds arriving, before dawn, for rugby match, pouring with rain. Daylight shots of stadium, crowds in stands, covering their heads with anything from rain. GVs of rugby play. England score try, just like a mud bath, the field. Hilton scores try. Penalty kick. Another English try. Various shots of the teams covered completely in mud.
Local distribution only
Also longer length (227 seconds) version shown in Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds instead of items 4 to 6.
Keywords
Sport; Weather
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
53951
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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