News in Colour: Commonwealth Games

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Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2147A

Date Released

30 Jul 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News in Colour: Commonwealth Games

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1 / 1

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commonwealth Games Colour. DESCRIPTION: Athletes from 41 nations took part in the ninth British Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh and this special colour reel contains many of the highlights. The home crowd roar as Scotsman Lachie Stewart wins the ten-thousand metres and deprives Australian Ron Clarke of his last chance of a gold medal. David Hemery wins the 110-metres hurdles on his birthday. Seventeen year old Diane Lansley wins another gold for England in the 100-metres butterfly eventCoverage too of weight-lifting, high jump, pole vault, highboard diving and putting the shot. And Kenya’s amazing Kipchoge Keino wins the 1,500 metres, sets a new Games record and receives his gold medal from the QueenAll the thrills of the Games, in fact, ending with the boisterous closing ceremony in the Meadowbank Stadium. SHOTLIST: LV flags & emblems of competing countries. CU signs depicting sports. GTV competitors line up for start of 10,000 metres (men) pan as they race. SV crowd. SV runners towards and past, GTV ditto. SV crowd stand and applaud. LV Lachie Stewart (317) races down straight, followed by Ron Clarke. SV Stewart congratulated and given teddy bear mascot. SV dejected Ron Clarke. CU Stewart with mascot. SV starter fires pistol. GV start of 100 metres, men. GV pan ditto along track, D Quarrie of Jamaica wins. SCU Quarrie & team mates. LV crowd applaud. GV start 100 metres hurdles. GV pan ditto, with D Hemery on far side - wins. SV crowd stand and applaud. SCU official puts gold medal round Hemery’s neck. GV pan 2 cyclists round track at speed. SV pan two different cyclists neck and neck. GTV pan ditto. GV interior swimming pool - start 100 metres ladies butterfly final. LV girls prepare for start. Front view zoom in for start. SV girls swim and turn. GV girls swim towards finish. D Lansley in lead. SV Lansley wins. GV crowd applaud. SCU Lansley onto rostrum. CU pan as official puts medal round neck. CU gold medal. Angle shot pan Philip Drew on England high board dive (2nd). SV judges. SV pan Don Wagstaff (Canada) dives for gold medal. SV Hancock (England) lifts heavy weight (2nd). LV A Wilson (477) second in Ladies High Jump. CU official. SV D Brill (Canada) wins ladies high jump (over bar backwards). SV Women’s Shot Put (424) J Roberts of Australia is 3rd. Pan to shot landing. SV No 449 B Bedford (England) putting shot. CU shot lands. SV No 507 ME Peters (N Ireland) tosses ball to and fro in hands and rubs ball under chin. LV crowd watching. SV Peters putts winning shot. SV shot lands. CU scoreboard. LV towards men pole vault (No 106) M Higdon (England) clears bar. SC crowds with umbrellas. LV No 58 A Kane (Canada) clears bar for 2nd place. Lands flat on back - pan to crowd. LV No 267 M Bull (N Ireland) clears bar for 1st place pan to crowd. SV No 131 men’s shot put J Teale (England) pan to shot lands (2nd). SV winning shot by No 73 D Steen (Canada) pan to shot lands. SV official measuring. CU scoreboard. LV line-up and start of 1500 metres pan back view racing down track. LV pan Quax No 246 in lead for New Zealand and Keino moves up to 2nd place for Kenya. SV crowd. CU pan Keino in lead followed by Quax, etc. LV pan Keino in lead followed by Quax, breaks tape. CU Keino chaired by team-mates. GV crowd stand applauding. SV Queen walks forward for presentation. SV Queen dons Keino with medal. LV Commonwealth flags. GV closing ceremony, mass of competitors round track. GV competitors in line, arm in arm, dance along track. GV competitors mingle with band. GV ditto. GV Scottish contingent carry teddy bear mascot.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Music and dance; Celebrations and festivals; Athletics; Ceremonies; Cycling; Youth

Locations

Edinburgh

Card file number

96177A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ray Gallard

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Camera

Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

600

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