Home from Tokyo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1847A
Date Released
29 Oct 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sawdust and Spangles
  2. 2The Ones That Didn’t Get Away
  3. 3Dog’s Life
  4. 4Home from Tokyo

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home From Tokyo. DESCRIPTION: The 18th Olympic Games came to an end in Tokyo in an impressive night spectacle with none of the formality of the opening day. From Tokyo to London Airport where a warm welcome was awaiting the first of the British Athletes to arrive. SHOTLIST: GV arena. Closing scenes of the Olympic Games. Athletes walking around the arena. CU Olympic flame. Results board. Olympic Games flag carried around arena. Slip pan. London airport. Welcoming committee. Dorothy Hyman welcomed - also Brian Phelps, Louis Martin, Linda Ludgrove, Mary Bignall Rand, Bobby McGregor. Interview with Rand and McGregor. GV Buckingham Palace. Team leaving after lunch with the Queen. Various close ups of the team and their medals. Mary Rand and husband.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; Tokyo; Japan; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
88993
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
302
Story extras:
Film clip

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