Walker Cup Stays Put

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1145A

Date Released

17 May 1951

Date submitted

15 May 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Walker Cup Stays Put
2. 2King with the British Legion
3. 3By Air to Balmoral
4. 4Bride for Otto
5. 5Smith off Again
6. 6All the Fun of the Fair
7. *Workington’s First Rugby League Trophy

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Walker Cup Retained By America. DESCRIPTION: British and American golfers fought out their battle for the Walker Cup at Birkdale, Lancashire - and a great battle it was. The USA won by 6 - 3 with three matches halved. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV Gallery - crowds. Union Flag & US flags fly over clubhouse. GV clubhouse. Out of camera - Stranahan drives. Von Nida watching. Carr drives. Turnesa drives. Henry Cotton taking cine photographs. Kyle drives. Large gallery approach green. Cut-in Mrs McHale in fantastic hat - two shots. Elevated MS Turnesa stymied by Kyle. Turnesa putts & knocks Kyle’s ball into hole. Crowds around Cup, pan to Mr Simpson the Birkdale captain. Simpson says, our men fought like tigers. Turnesa stands beside the Cup with his team.

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Not shown in Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester or Leeds.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Golf

Locations

Birkdale

Card file number

55462

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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