The Winning Goal is a 1920 British silent sports film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Harold Walden, Maudie Dunham and Tom Reynolds.[1] It was based on the play The Game by Harold Brighouse. It was set in Lancashire against a backdrop of the fictional Association football team Blackton Rovers. Chelsea player Jack Cock appeared as himself in the film and 16-then international players featured as members of two fictional teams.[2] Match footage was shot at Brentford's Griffin Park ground.[2]
The Winning Goal | |
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Directed by | G. B. Samuelson |
Written by | Harold Brighouse (play) |
Produced by | G. B. Samuelson |
Starring | Harold Walden Maudie Dunham Tom Reynolds Haidee Wright |
Production company | G. B. Samuelson Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 1920 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Films directed by G. B. Samuelson | |
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