British Empire Games

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1313A

Date Released

5 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bank Holiday
2. 2Bank Holiday - Cowes Regatta
3. 3Hong-Kong - Plane Survivors
4. 4Tunisia - French Premier’s Visit
5. 5Denmark - Informal Royal Meeting
6. 6Belgium - St Nicholas Flower Parade
7. 7Greece - Emperor of Ethiopia in Athens
8. 8British Empire Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Empire Games. DESCRIPTION: The setting for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, was a magnificent new stadium built for the occasion. The opening ceremony was performed by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis. The climax of the preliminaries was the parade by athletes from twenty four Commonwealth countries. SHOTLIST: Shot of stadium. Shot of the flags flying. Shots of the Royal Canadian Airforce flying over. Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis inspecting naval cadets. Various shots of the 24 teams who took part. Shots of the crowds etc. LS of the stadium.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies

Locations

Canada; Vancouver

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

61565

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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