Autumn Scenes. Conker Championships

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2424

Date Released

16 Nov 1975

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Autumn Scenes. Conker Championships
2. 2Autumn Scenes. Autumn Flower Show
3. 3Autumn Scenes. Harvest Festival
4. 4Autumn Scenes. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
5. 5The Lord Mayor’s Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Conker Championships. DESCRIPTION: Most people would think of ‘Conkers’ as a Schoolboys sport, but all the Competitors in the Conker Championships have left their schooldays behind. SHOTLIST: GV village (Denham). CU autumn tree. LV people walking dog. CU leaves. WA trees. CU fallen leaves. CU fallen conker. CU hand picks up conker. SV conker being stringed. SV conker match. CU conker. SV conker is hit. SV Frank Elson (3 shots). SV children watching. SCU Joe Horn playing (2 shots). FV ‘King Conker’. CU Joe Horn playing. CU conker. CU last shot of conker match, men shake hands. WA final match - shot breaks conker - Jack Marsh wins. CU Jack Marsh winner. SV winner with cup has garland of conkers put round his neck. SV fallen leaves (2 shots). SV creeper on wall (2 shots). CU leaves on tree (3 shots). CU creeper on wall.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Competitions

Locations

Northamptonshire; Ashton

Card file number

75/335

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

167

Story extras:

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