Sport on the Boards

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1705

Date Released

5 Feb 1962

Date submitted

2 Feb 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 14th Round - Manchester United V Arsenal
2. 2Heir for Hussein
3. 3Sport on the Boards
4. 4Got a Strad, Dad?
5. 5Toys Go Technical
6. 6Downhill Downfall

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sport on the Boards. DESCRIPTION: We had a preview of Britain’s new timber running-track at Wembley. Made of pinewood sections, it will be erected inside the stadium for a season of indoor athletics, and we will see it in use for an international meeting in March. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV new track at Wembley. MCU pan - start of trial run. MS pan runners on new track. MCU runners past camera. MS pan - runners. MCU same. MCU three girls start race. MS pan - girls run past camera. MS runners on new track. MS same. MS pan - runners.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

London; England; Wembley

Card file number

83845

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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