Bob Hope - Golfer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1146A
Date Released
24 May 1951
Date submitted
22 May 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Visitors at Chelsea Flower Show
  2. 2Meat - First Shipment from Argentina
  3. 3Foreign Secretary in Germany
  4. 4Bob Hope - Golfer
  5. 5Bucking Jeeps
  6. 6Glorious Gloucester’s Honoured
  7. *Stocking Scots Loch

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of the British Amateur Open Gold. DESCRIPTION: The Amateur Gold Championship, played over the links of Royal Porthcawl, is, of-course a very serious business, even Bob Hope was taking it seriously. Mr Fox of Hull, however, beat him two and one. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Bob Hope putting. SCU board reading Open Golf - 1951. Bob Hope putting-practice. Newsreel sound cameramen on trucks in fore players in background. Mr C Fox & Bob Hope shake hands. Ditto different lense, both before mike talking to one another. Bob Hope with tam-o’-shanter (hat) on Hope walks towards first green. Hope drives off, & says one of my regular drives. Crowds walk forward. LS Hope in rough & walking out followed by crowd. Hope chipping & saunters across green, putting & missing. Hope drives, says excellent, that’s miraculous, crowd laugh. Hope putts & holes out. Walks off green, Fox putts & wins game. Hand shakes. CU Hope & Fox interviewed. Fox says You’re the nicest opponent I’ve ever had. Hope replies Shall we kiss now to finish.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Vehicles; Curiosities; Performing arts
Locations
Porthcawl
Card file number
55495
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
161
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