Sportsmen Honour Denis Compton (1949)

Full title reads: “SPORTSMEN HONOUR DENNIS COMPTON“. Empress Hall, Earl’s Court, London. MV. Cricketer Denis Compton dancing with film star Anna Neagle, & SC. MV. Group of sportsmen and wives including Bedser twins (left) and Bill Edrich (right foreground). MV. CU. One of the Bedser twins, pan to the other. MV. Bedser twins - Eric and Alec. Seated on settee Denis Compton chatting to Mrs Bill Edrich and Cricketer Bill Edrich chatting to Mrs Compton (first wife). CU. Bill Edrich, pan down to Mrs Compton. MV. Denis Compton being presented with clock. Mrs Compton at his side. CU. Denis Compton. (Orig. Neg.) Note: The cricketer’s name is misspelled in film’s title - Correct spelling is Denis. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historica