Athletics - Heatwave Sets Sizzling Pace

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1835A

Date Released

6 Aug 1964

Date submitted

3 Aug 1964

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletics - Heatwave Sets Sizzling Pace. DESCRIPTION: A crowd of 35,000 shared the discomforts and the joys of an inspired athletics meeting at the White City. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV stadium. GV same with crowds. GV crowds. MS people in crowd. MLS 100 metres - men and RM Frith wins race. GV crowd. CU Frith. MCU starter. MLS pan start of Emsley Carr Mile race. LS runners round back straight. LAS same past camera. LS same round bend into straight and pan to No 6 G Derek Ibbotson. CU man with binoculars. MS pan W Baran and Ibbotson and pan another. MS runners round bend. MS timekeepers. LS Baran winning. MS Baran. MCU start of 4 x 400 metres relay. MLS pan TJM Graham hands over to AP Metcalfe. MCU same. MLS pan Metcalfe and Kerr down straight. MS pan Metcalfe hands over to JH Cooper. MS pan same and Mike Larrabee (USA - team D) down straight. MS Cooper hands over to Robbie Brightwell. LS same chasing O Cassell (USA). LAS crowd. LS pan Brightwell overtakes Cassell and wins race. Brightwell greeted by friends. LAS crowd. MCU 4 x 400 metres relay team. Other personalities mentioned in the commentary are:- Peter Radford, McGowan, Hardin.

Keywords

Sport; Weather; Athletics

Locations

White City, London

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

88680

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

225

Story extras:

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