American Captain for R & A

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1164
Date Released
24 Sep 1951
Date submitted
20 Sep 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Liverpool - London Train Crash
  2. 2Over Six Score Years
  3. 3Rescuing a Heavyweight
  4. 4The Magic Box
  5. 5American Captain for R & A
  6. 6Risky Sport
  7. 7Big Headlines in the Home News
  8. *Tattie Hawkin (Scotland’s Potato Harvest)

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Captain for R&A. DESCRIPTION: Francis Ouimet, the first American ever to be made Captain of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, went through the ancient ritual when he drove himself into office at St Andrews. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV club & house on right. Members walk towards camera - GV. GV clubhouse. Francis Ouimet walks onto course. SCU cannon. Ouimet warming up swinging, Willie Auchterlonie tees-up ball. Ouimet drives off. CU cannon smoking after being fired. GV caddies chasing the golf ball. Caddies walk back, Arthur Speight near camera shows the ball. Presents it to Ouimet, shakes hands. Ouimet gives Speight a gold 5-dollar piece.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Weapons; Economics
Locations
St Andrews
Card file number
56107
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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