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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