Bowls: Described by Barry Barnes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

384

Date Released

12 Oct 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Funeral in Iceland
2. 2Reports: On the Bilbao Front
3. 3Reports: Forest fires wipes out a town
4. 4Reports: And fire in Blackpool
5. 5Reports: Ready for the sister ship of "Queen Mary"
6. 6Reports: Potting the "Queen Bee"
7. 7Reports: The ‘Ganpati’ Festival in Bombay
8. 8Bowls: Described by Barry Barnes
9. 9Women
10. 10Rugby: Described by Peter Lawless
11. 11Sport: Reported by Alan Howland: Baseball - Giants v Yanks in New York
12. 12Sport: Reported by Alan Howland: The Olympic Echo
13. 13Sport: Reported by Alan Howland: Newmarket - Thrills of the ‘Town Plate’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bowls. Battle of Waterloo at Blackpool. DESCRIPTION: Desperate Battle of Waterloo on playing fields of Blackpool. SHOTLIST: Shots of the bowling competition. Shot of notice ‘No Gambling’. Bookmaker taking bets. Shot of policeman (CU two). Shots of the play. Players drink. Notice ‘Loser receives £2). Various CU shots of spectators. Including CU of comic types (cavalry).

Keywords

Sport; Curiosities; Competitions; Police

Locations

Blackpool

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4797

Credits:

Commentator

Barry K. Barnes

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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