Mudlarks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1447A
Date Released
28 Feb 1957
Date Other
Feb 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Prince Philip at Mansion House
  2. 2Over the Pole
  3. 3Bang On
  4. 4Operation Buffalo
  5. 5England Beat France
  6. 6Mudlarks
  7. *Ireland Beats Scotland - Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mudlarks. DESCRIPTION: The cross country world bicycle championship took place at Edelaere, in Belgium, on a course which rain and snow falls had made extremely muddy. In spite of the weather more than ten thousand spectators were present. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the cross country race through mud.
Keywords
Sport; Cycling
Locations
Belgium; Edelaere
Footage sources
France
Card file number
69896
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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