Sportsman of the Year

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1087

Date Released

3 Apr 1950

Date submitted

30 Mar 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New Jet Fighter for the Navy
2. 2Flight from Czechoslovakia
3. 3Shorter Tresses
4. 4Sportsman of the Year
5. 5Cambridge Win the Boat Race
6. *Mr Potter’s Aid to the Limbless
7. *James Wickham Joins Irish Fishing Fleet
8. *Princess Margaret in Lancashire

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sportsman of the Year. DESCRIPTION: The trophy given by Sporting Record for the sportsman of the year goes to World Champion Spring Cyclist Reg Harris. The presentation itself was made by the Minister of Health, Mr Bevan. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen. CU the trophy. CU of Reg Harris bicycle. SCU Reg Harris portrait. Reg Harris & girl friend enter greeted by Mr Michael Wardell. Fanny Blankers-Koen enters. CU MacDonald Bailey. Aja Vrzanova enters. Harris & Denis Compton talks. Freddie Mills on Reg Harris’ bicycle. Aneurin Bevan addresses gathering, makes a few cracks about records. Presents cup to Reg Harris.

Keywords

Sport; Politics and government; Awards and honours

Locations

London; Savoy Hotel

Card file number

53478

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

144

Story extras:

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