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Gymnastics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2121A
Date Released
29 Jan 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Football - Sutton V. Leeds
  2. 2Rugby - France V. Ireland
  3. 3Gymnastics
  4. 4Monte Carlo Rally
  5. 5News Scene: Among Three Recent Attempts to Cross from Ireland to England by Balloon, One Ends in Disaster Even Before Take-Off. The Balloon of a German Team is Severely Damaged During an Overnight Gale.

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gymnastics. DESCRIPTION: The Gymnastics Championships of Great Britain - and both the holders, Margaret Bell and Stan Wild, retain their crowns. Feature of the Women’s match, Margaret Bell’s powerful challenge by two 16-year-olds. SHOTLIST: GV Gymnastics championships, Albert Hall. LS Stand Wild vaults horse - zoom in. MLS zoom out Mike Booth on the rings. MLS judges. Stan Wild on parallel bars. GV crowd applaud. LS zoom in Pamela Hutchinson somersaults over horse. MS Yvonne Mugridge on the beam. HAS judges. MLS Margaret Bell on asymmetric bars. MS scoreboard. Margaret receives championship trophy. GV crowd applaud. MCU Margaret Bell.
Keywords
Sport; Ceremonies; Youth
Locations
London; Royal Albert Hall; United Kingdom
Card file number
95563
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:

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