Football Hall of Fame

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2182

Date Released

29 Mar 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Football Hall of Fame. DESCRIPTION: The Football Hall of Fame - a unique exhibition dedicated to the greats of soccer - is opened in London’s West End. Displays of trophies, wax models, and continuous film shows provide the highlights. Everything is there for the footy enthusiast. SHOTLIST: GV exterior hall of fame. SV Sir Matt Busby cuts tape in opening ceremony. SV wax model of Lord Kinnaird the founder of football. SCU face ditto. SV Busby shakes hands with McCormick and Walton (Crystal Palace). CU old picture of one of the first games of football. CU football used in 1902 Cup Final inscribed Bury 6 Derby 0. SCU pan Busby with wax models of Steve Bloomer & Billy Meredith. LV wax models of old timers L CU 6 shots famous names Billy Wright. Charlie Buchan, Stanley Matthews, Alex James, Frank Swift, Tom Finney. SV Busby looking at display of Rosettes, pan to rosettes. SV pan display of international caps. SV people looking at exhibits. CU replica of the original FA Cup.

Keywords

Sport; Ceremonies; Football; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

96933

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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