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News in Colour: Mexico Bound

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2050A
Date Released
19 Sep 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News in Colour: Prince Andrew Goes to School
  2. 2News in Colour: Mexico Bound
  3. 3News in Colour: Concorde Roll-Out
  4. 4News in Colour: Farnborough - 1968
  5. 5News in Colour: Flood Chaos

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mexico Bound (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Olympic athletes leave London for Mexico - and we recall their recent form during the Pre-Olympic meeting at Portsmouth. SHOTLIST: LS slow motion - woman long jumper. MS slow motion - Mike Bull pole vaulting. MS Women’s Captain Lilian Board. CU ditto. MS Lilian Board and rest of relay team. CU Ron Jones, captain of men’s team. CU John Boulter (1500 metres). CU David Hemery (Hurdles). CU ditto. MS Alan Rushmer. MS Maurice Herriott (No 4) and John Jackson (No 1) steeplechase event. CU Mary Rand. CU Susan Scott. MS Pat Pryce & Pat Jones (80 metres). MS Susan Platt throwing javelin. CU Howard Payne. MS ditto throwing hammer. GV Boeing 707 on runway. CU sign Mexico City. Pan competitors arrive to Highland pipes (leave bus). CU pipe band. MS team boarding aircraft. MS CU ditto. MS David Hemery boards aircraft. MS women competitors board aircraft. LS ditto. CU badge with Olympic Insignia.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance; Vehicles; Aviation; Athletics; Newsreels
Locations
Portsmouth; United Kingdom; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
93929
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Maurice Ford
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:

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