What's Wrong With British Sport? 1947

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Full title reads: "What's Wrong With British Sport?"

An inquiry into British sport failures.

Various Library shots of sporting events including shots of cricket featuring Harold Larwood, Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe. Concern is expressed about Americans holding all British golf...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40800
Sort Number:
47/049
Time in/Out:
01:51:58:00 / 01:54:40:00
Canister:
47/49
Film ID:
1185.29
Issue Date:
19/06/1947

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