A Weighty Problem

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1530
Date Released
29 Sep 1958
Date submitted
25 Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Tragedy of the Sea
  2. 2France Decides
  3. 3Sirens for Bells
  4. 4A Present for Her
  5. 5Bluebird at Coniston
  6. 6Sceptre at Newport
  7. 7A Weighty Problem

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Weighty Problem. DESCRIPTION: Tommy Kono (USA) won the medium weight title in the weight-lifting world championships at Stockholm. SHOTLIST: MS man lifts weights. LS T Kono lifts weights. CU same. MS/LS light heavyweight. Closer tries and fails. MS heavyweight enters. CU putting on more weights. Same. MS he lifts weights. Same. CU man bows. MS crowd. MS heavyweight demonstrates.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Sweden
Footage sources
France
Card file number
75050
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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