Learning on ScreenGolden Hundred - Tops on Two Wheels
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Golden Hundred - Tops on Two Wheels. DESCRIPTION: The 115 miles cycle race across country from Bath to Chiswick was won by Albert Hitchen, who covered the distance in just over 3 hours, 54 minutes. And here is a new craze that has swept America off its feet: the Miniped - a gadget with rubber tyred wheels you strap to your feet. It has reached Australia now, and one of our cameramen tried out its ups and downs for himself! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS pan mass cyclists past camera. TS camera follows riders. MS rider past camera. MS same. TS Albert Hitchen. TS Hitchen’s feet. MS pan of Miniped (Australia). MS pan another. MCU children watching. MLS man with child on shoulders rides Miniped. MCU same. MS cameraman on Miniped. TS feet of cameraman. MLS same falls off Miniped. MLS Hitchen leads race. MS pan same passes finish followed by rest of riders. MS crowd applaud winner Hitchen. MS same receives trophy and sash. MCU cameraman. MCU Hitchen poses for press. Bob Addly - 2nd, Alan Jacob - 3rd.
- Keywords
- Sport; Vehicles; Cycling
- Locations
- Chiswick; Sydney; Australia; Bath
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 88868
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Mould
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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