Athletes of Lakeland

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1838

Date Released

24 Aug 1964

Date submitted

20 Aug 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jungle Survival
2. 2Meadow Larks
3. 3Motocross - Tibblin Leads for Title
4. 4Bon Appetit!
5. 5Athletes of Lakeland

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletes of Lakeland. DESCRIPTION: Set amid rolling rugged hills on the Westmorland - Cumberland border, the arena at Grasmere has been a major sporting centre for well over a hundred years. A centre of professional athletics, where top flat races like the hundred yards can net the winner a prize of £40. Perhaps the most famous event is the Guides Race - a gruelling climb to the top of Butter Crag, almost a thousand feet up. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan hills of Westmorland and pan to sports arena at Grasmere. MLS man pole vaulting. MS finish of the 100 yards. MS pan winner collects money from bookie. CU same. MS spectators. TS athletes running up hill in Guides Race. MCU same over wall. BS same. LS wrestlers. MS line of wrestlers. CU young boy wrestler. CU pan down pattern on boy’s wrestling outfit. MCU boy receives prize. MCU crowd. MS wrestlers in action. MS crowd. MLS wrestling. CU winner. MLS man running down hill. MS R Morton winning Guides Race. CU Morton. MS pan man laying scent out for dogs’ race. CU pups. MS start of dogs’ race. MS dogs over wall (2 shots). CU crowd. MLS dogs over wall. LS pan dog runs downhill. MS dogs over wall. MLS down hill. MS owners of dogs. LS dog finishes race and pan to winning dog Wonder.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Cumberland; Westmorland; Grasmere; Lake District

Card file number

88747

Credits:

Camera

Keith Josephs

Camera

Keith Medley

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

207

Story extras:

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