The Sporting Scene: Cross Country

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1389

Date Released

16 Jan 1956

Date submitted

11 Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Arsenal Get Through
2. 2Red Berets for Cyprus
3. 3Red Berets for Cyprus
4. 4World’s Biggest Carrier
5. 5The Cops Collect
6. 6Sir Winston - Another Medal
7. 7Sir Winston Churchill Arrives in Nice
8. 8The Sporting Scene: Cross Country
9. 9The Sporting Scene: One Born Every Minute
10. 10The Sporting Scene: Roll Out the Barrels
11. 11The Sporting Scene: Downhill
12. *Football - Manchester City V Blackpool
13. *Wingless Plane

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 11

Section Title

The Sporting Scene

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Country - Great Britain Pair Win. DESCRIPTION: At Mezidon in Normandy, there was a field of 650 on the international cross country race. SHOTLIST: GV the field start off massed. CU at the brook they jump, some fall in. Leaping a stile. CU the winners arrive at the finish (Hardy and Walker).

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

France; Mezidon

Footage sources

France

Card file number

65638

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

45

Story extras:

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