Alley Football is Erratic Game

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
73
Date Released
27 Oct 1930
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1French President Tours Morocco
  2. 2Alley Football is Erratic Game
  3. 3Belgium Observes Yser Battle Date
  4. 4Searchers Scour Ruins at Pithead of Wrecked Mine
  5. 5Croydon Air Show for Delegates

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Alley Football is Erratic Game. DESCRIPTION: Needle match in nursery of local talent ends in pandemonium. SHOTLIST: Group of alley kids tossing up and talking among themselves. Shot of the football game, played in a slum street by local kids. Woman comes out of door yells at kids and calls a policeman, implores the bobby in no uncertain way, "to do something about" Policeman comes round the corner, the kids scatter and he walks towards the camera picking up the kids coats as he goes.
Keywords
Sport; Children; Women; Curiosities; Social conditions; Police
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Card file number
915
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
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