News Briefs: Jack Hobbs Passes Seventy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1228A
Date Released
18 Dec 1952
Date submitted
16 Dec 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Duchess of Kent at Mansion House
  2. 2News Briefs: Seasonable Weather
  3. 3News Briefs: Jack Hobbs Passes Seventy
  4. 4News Briefs: Tunis Aftermath
  5. 5News Briefs: Coronation Route Varied -
  6. 6Eagles Trim Bullets on Wembley Gridiron

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jack Hobbs Seventy. DESCRIPTION: Jack Hobbs has celebrated his 70th birthday - may he go on to score yet another century. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. (Surrey v. Old England). Teams out onto pitch. Camera concentrated on Jack Hobbs. CU Hobbs as umpire. Teams talking to King George VI. King chatting to Hobbs. Hobbs leaves home, pauses, then walks along road out of camera. On his birthday.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Sport; Celebrations and festivals; Cricket
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
58281
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
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