• Short Summary

    Nice item about a boy called Alfie who dreams of scoring goal at Wembley stadium, London.

  • Description

    Several shots of young boys playing football in East End alley, London. M/S of little boy called Alfie (the commentator calls him the champion centre forward of the future), he gets tangled up with the ball and falls over. L/S and M/S of Alfie sitting down on step holding head in hand as he falls asleep. The boy dreams about walking out onto the pitch at Wembley stadium. Several shots of Alfie kicking football along pitch towards the goal. He is chased by the caretaker. He manages to score a goal before picking up his ball and heading for the nearest exit. M/S of Alfie asleep on steps whilst the other boys continue to play football. The ball hits him at which point he wakes up and joins in the game again.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1207.21
    Media URN:
    41547
    Group:
    New pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    01/02/1945
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:42:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:50:40:00 / 01:53:22:00
    Canister:
    NP 16

Comments (1)

  1. mockneyrebel says

    My Uncle Ronnie is Alfie - he appeared in other Pathe short films. My wonderful Father is one of the other boys playing football. The film was shot in Bethnal Green, outside their block of flats.
    Fabulous piece of family history.

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