Roller Marathon

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2045

Date Released

12 Aug 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Roller Marathon. DESCRIPTION: West Country news, as five young men Roller Skate 250 miles from Gloucester to Penzance - in aid of Charity. SHOTLIST: MS van with sign on rear 230 1/2 Miles - GLOUCESTER TO PENZANCE SKATE. Pan to man putting on skates. CU Martin James - one of the roller skaters. CU as Alderman Ken Hyett starts marathon. Pan with skaters as they leave from Gloucester. Pan Martin James skates past. MS other skaters past. MS road sign Bristol. MS skaters past during marathon. GV ditto. MS skaters receive new pairs of skates on route. CU ditto. CU bandaged foot. CU on of the skaters sits in van. CU swollen foot. MS skaters drinking. Trucking shot with skater. CU truck shot skater’s feet. CU ditto. Truck shot with skater.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Fundraising; Local government

Locations

United Kingdom; Gloucester

Card file number

93810

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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