News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Wooderson’s Record Described by Thomas Woodrooffe

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
522A
Date Released
8 Jun 1939
Date submitted
Jun 1939
Date submitted
7 Jun 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Royal Tour of Canada
  2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duchess of Kent and - A Shot
  3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Firemen’s Display in London
  4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Wooderson’s Record Described by Thomas Woodrooffe
  5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Car Race Thrills at Indianapolis

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wooderson Breaks the 3/4 Mile Record. DESCRIPTION: On the Fallowfield Track, Manchester, Sydney Wooderson sets a new record for the three-quarter mile. SHOTLIST: Sydney Wooderson puts on his running shoes, and start to run a record 3/4 Mile. One of his pace-makers, is Littler, the Northern Half Miler. CU of Wooderson.
Keywords
Sport; Records; Athletics; Fashion and costume
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
36838
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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