Blisters to Brighton

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1760A

Date Released

28 Feb 1963

Date submitted

Feb 1963

Date submitted

25 Feb 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blisters to Brighton. DESCRIPTION: President Kennedy’s challenge to Americans - to walk fifty miles in twenty hours - has been met by the New Frontiersmen of Britain. Some 800 of them left Big Ben, for Brighton. Geoffrey Munn of Crawley, Sussex, leading the three hundred who finished in less than 20 hours. His time - ten hours fifty six minutes. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Walkers assemble at Big Ben (5 shots). GV Big Ben - pan down start of walk, walk in progress (3 shots). MS man dressed as office worker marching, optical, man buys milk and drinks it (2 shots). BS walkers. MS Paul Wyand past camera - wiping his face. MCU 2 men eating sandwiches. Race in progress (2 shots). CU sign Brighton 31 Miles. MS 2 soldiers walking. MS man with L plates on his back. CU Paul Wyand wipes face. CU sign Brighton 8_ miles. The winner Geoffrey Munn of Crawley (Sussex) (3 shots). CU feet being bandaged up. CU man. MS 2 men sit on road side. MS Paul Wyand still walking.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Cameramen; Newsreels

Locations

London; Brighton

Card file number

86126

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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