Bob’s the Best

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1862
Date Released
8 Feb 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Starting ‘Em Young
  2. 2One Eleven Ready to Go
  3. 3Inspiration in the Bottle
  4. 4They Still Turn Up
  5. 5Festival in San Remo
  6. 6Bob’s the Best

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bob’s the Best - Bob Sledging. DESCRIPTION: Pictures from St Moritz show the world two and four man bob sleigh championships. The two man event was won by Tony Nash and Robin Dixon of Britain and the four man was won by the Canadian team. SHOTLIST: GV the town of St Moritz. MCU map of the bob run. MS pan Italian team push start bob on the slope. MLS pan Italy bob sledge going around part of the course. TS pan Italian team in bob speeding around. CU woman spectator. MLS pan USA bob going around part of the course. TS pan USA team in bob speeding around. MLS Canadian team pushing off from start. MS to MCU Canadian team speed toward camera. MS pan Canadians pass camera and speed away down hillside. MS pan Canadians pass camera and speed into the turn. MS Canadians climb from their bob after run. MCU result board. MS Canadians hoist driver, Victor Emery onto their shoulders. MS men greasing tracks of their bob. MS pan up men greasing tracks to flags flying from flagpoles. MS pan Tony Nash and Robin Dixon (RAF) GB push off from start. Nash and Dixon pass right to left and speed under a bridge over run. Nash and Dixon pass left to right and ride up banking. MS to MCU Nash and Dixon at the finish. MS pan GB team push off from start. GB team pass left to right and ride up banking for curve. Same team speeds around slight curve in run. MS pan GB team passes right to left. MLS pan GB team comes toward camera passes and disappears around curve. GB bob at finish. MS the two members congratulate one another.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
St Moritz; Switzerland
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
89347
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
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