Learning on ScreenInternational Athletics by Floodlight
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Athletics By Floodlight. DESCRIPTION: Flood-lit athletics at the White City - London v Gothenburg, an event sponsored by the Evening News. The main event of the evening was the attempt on the World two-mile relay record, and with the British team leading the Swedes by three yards, both teams passed the finish faster than the existing record. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Night material - Girl in High Jump. Elevated GV stadium floodlit. Start & pan of 100-yards race, MacDonald Bailey just beats Brian Shenton. Start of the one-mile, various shots during running. Landquist No 3 beating Wilson No 1. Wint winning the 880-yards. CU Wint. Various shots including start of the two-mile relay. Finish. Scoreboard.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Women; Athletics
- Locations
- White City, London
- Card file number
- 56139
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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