Learning on ScreenBritish Games
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Games. DESCRIPTION: One of the international events at the News of the World British Games at the White City was the four forty hurdles. Surety (5) was going strong till Cooper (2), who’d run second to him in the counties race, passed him and won. The hundred yards A, another invitation event, was won by Foik of Poland. Now, the international quarter mile B. This event was won by Yardley of Great Britain. The two mile international was one of the best races of the day. Nearing the finish, Wood (17) of Great Britain closed on the leaders. There was a clash of elbows with Bogey (19) of France. Wood fell back, and Bogey went away to win a sensational race. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV start of four forty hurdles. LS race. GV same. MS Cooper (2) wins. CU Cooper. MCU starter holding gun. MS hundred yards A - Foik (Poland) wins. CU Foik. CU starter holding gun. MLS international quarter mile B. GV Yardley number 11 wins. CU Yardley wearing sunglasses. GV start of two mile race. MS same. GV same. GV same. Krzyszkowiak (12) drops out. MS Krzyszkowiak sitting on grass verge. GV race. GV crowd - runners flash past.
- Keywords
- Sport; Athletics
- Locations
- White City, London
- Card file number
- 82546
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Len Waldorf
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Mark McDonald
- Length of story (in feet)
- 179
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