News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Captain Roark’s Late Game of Polo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
509
Date Released
6 Mar 1939
Date submitted
1 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Cardinal Pacelli Elected
  2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Lord Brabourne Laid to Rest
  3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Princesses at Pony Show
  4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Arab Delegates Meet RAF
  5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Japanese Bombs Rain on China
  6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Another London Bomb Outrage
  7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: An Under-Water Bombardment
  8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Robot Voice
  9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Backwoods Come to Town
  10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Captain Roark’s Late Game of Polo
  11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Fourth Test Match Drawn
  12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Sixth Round Cup Tie - Wolves V Everton
  13. *News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Sixth Round Cup Tie - Huddersfield V Blackburn

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 12
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England v America - Polo. DESCRIPTION: The fatal accident on the Polo field. SHOTLIST: At the Midwick Country Club America loses to England in the series of three for the Westchester Cup. Jack Holt is the referee and the match is marred by a fatal accident to Pat Roark, the UK captain.
Keywords
Sport; Death; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35743
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
26
Story extras:
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