Amateur Football

Series

Series Name
Looking At Britain

Issue

Issue No.
10
Date Released
1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Amateur Football

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: A description of the activities of the amateur football players in Britain, showing how the game helps to develop character, self-discipline and team spirit. Jim Skipper, games master at a London school and captain of Dulwich Hamlet football team, with his goalkeeper Dave Darvell, illustrate the high standard of fitness and alertness required to master the skills of the game. The climax of the film is an important match resulting in a victory for Dulwich Hamlet.
Keywords
Football
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   1964-65, p 257. Used for synopsis.
COI Reference
MI 920/10
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Colonial Office
Production Co.
Kinocrat Films Ltd

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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