Mexico Magnifico
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mexico Magnifico!. DESCRIPTION: This Olympic progress report features the agonies of the long distance runners - the triumphs of the sprinters - and Britain’s success in the Long Jump and the 400 Metres Hurdles, with David Hemery taking pride of place as our first athlete to win Golden glory in Mexico. SHOTLIST: GV flags around stadium. MS slow motion Handy Matson putting the shot. MS slow motion Russian female javelin thrower. MS pan start of 10,000 metres. CU spectator. MS pan competitors round track including Ron Clarke of Australia. MS competitor lifted onto stretcher. MS man in crowd. CU pan Temu of Kenya wins. MS pan winner congratulated. MS Romanian woman long jumper (slow motion). LS Sheila Sherwood - long jump. MS Sheila receives silver medal. LS pan start of 100 metres. MS pan 100 metres in progress. MS pan slow motion Hines wins for USA. MS 20 kilometre walk. MS crowd cheer. MS Mexican competitor challenges for lead. LS pan Golubnichiy of Russia wins. MS crowd. MS disappointed Mexican. GV start of 400 metres hurdles. MS man in crowd. MS pan Sherwood and Hemery during race. LS pan race in progress. MS crowd. MS pan Hemery wins. MS crowd. MS Hemery receives medal. CU man in crowd. MS Sherwood receives medal.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Athletics; Ceremonies; Newsreels
- Locations
- Mexico; Mexico City
- Footage sources
- Dutch Shipment
- Card file number
- 94046
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 278
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