Racing in the Rain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1731A

Date Released

9 Aug 1962

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Racing in the Rain. DESCRIPTION: The second day of Great Britain’s match against Poland at White City was far from a wash-out, in spite of continuous rain. Dorothy Hyman completed a wonderful double by winning the hundred metres in 11.8. She’s won a record 200 metres on Saturday. Now, the men’s two hundred metres. It was another British win, thanks to David Jones. Eventually, Britain finished only 4 points behind Poland. The Americans entered for the Invitation Two Thousand Metres, billed as a world record attempt. Derek Ibbotson finished a decisive winner in 5 minutes, 19.2. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowd. CU rain splashing on the ground. LS start of womens 100 metres pan. MS Dorothy Hyman winning 100 metres. CU Dorothy Hyman. CU umbrella. LS pan mens 200 metres start off. CU spectator with binoculars. GV pan David Jones winning 200 metres. CU David Jones. CU man. TS start of 2000 metres. MS pan (2 shots) 2000 metres. CU (2 shots) feet past camera. GV Ibbotson takes lead. Pan CU Derek Ibbotson wins. CU person empties boot full of water.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

White City, London

Card file number

84857

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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