News in Colour: Mexico Bound

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2050A

Date Released

19 Sep 1968

Stories in this Issue:

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

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