Topical Budget: The Cup Shall Come South!, West Ham (1923)
ProRes digital file Black & White Mute 1923 1:36
Summary: Close up shots of the players of West Ham before the kick off of the FA Cup final vs Bolton Wanderers at Wembley
Title number: 19794
LSA ID: LSA/26237
Description: A simple film, showing close-up portraits of West Ham’s starting XI for the upcoming FA Cup final against Bolton Wanderers at Wembley. All eleven players are captioned and filmed one by one. They smile awkwardly, or grin and laugh at off-camera antics. There’s an intriguing underlying discomfort on display, an unfamiliarity with the form. West Ham ultimately lost 2-0, the game overshadowed by the chaos caused by the huge number of people that tried to enter the stadium.
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Keywords: Wembley; FA Cup Final; West Ham; Bolton Wanderers
Locations: UK, London, Brent, Wembley
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