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Up against It

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1644
Date Released
5 Dec 1960
Date submitted
1 Dec 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Village on the Move
  2. 2Give a Toy
  3. 3A Big Catering Job
  4. 4Wedding Bells
  5. 5Fred Cleaned Up
  6. 6Up against It

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eton Wall Game Up Against It. DESCRIPTION: Every St Andrew’s day, Collegers and Oppidans (ten of each) have a pitched battle, known as the Eton Wall Game. It is difficult to explain the game; and most of it is a sort of free-for-all, with the ball nowhere in sight. No-one’s scored a goal for about 50 years, but that in no way spoils the fun. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS line of players walk out. CU player puts on helmet. CU another puts on jacket. CU players. MS coats hanging on wall. LAS spectators leaning over wall. GV play TS play CU scrum TS game. LS play CU player standing on scrum. CU player under scrum. TS scrum CU writhing bodies. MCU sprawling scrum. CU scrum reforms. LS play CU player being trampled on. MCU deadlock in scrum. MS muddy players walk away. MS ditto. CU players CU exhausted player. CU another CU another removes helmet. CU exhausted player.
Keywords
Sport; Education and training; Curiosities; Youth
Locations
England
Card file number
81491
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:

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