Football At Fever Pitch AKA Football Fever… 1962

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Title reads: "Football at fever pitch".

Football Fever heightens at Tottenham and Fulham, London.

Various shots crowds waiting outside White Hart Lane. C/U eccentric character carrying banner which says "Thy Doom is Nigh Benfica". More shots crowds. C/U sign advertising hot snacks...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53259
Sort Number:
62/024
Time in/Out:
01:27:44:00 / 01:29:12:00
Canister:
62/24
Film ID:
1715.11
Issue Date:
22/03/1962

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