Skating Enthusiasts Seize Opportunity

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

190A

Date Released

23 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Irish Free State Goes to the Polls
2. 2Skating Enthusiasts Seize Opportunity
3. 3Jim Londos Retains His Wrestling Title
4. 4Forest Giants Fall to Australian Axes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skating All Over England. DESCRIPTION: All over England coldest weather since 1929 gives people rare chance of enjoying ice sport. SHOTLIST: All over England the coldest spell since 1929 provided lots of fun on ice and snow. Long shot of people skating on ice. Wimbledon Common. Elevated shot of skating. Shot of huge stone being shot across ice and men play with boulders and golf clubs on ice. (The game is curling). Toboggan slides towards camera. Shot of skiers descending slope. Long shot of ice hockey. Shot of cyclists trying to cycle on ice. Shot of swans on ice, walking towards camera.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Winter sports; Cycling; Animals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2224

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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