English Athletes Defeat France

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

113A

Date Released

6 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jersey Parades Its Floral Wealth
2. 2Movietone’s Film Preserves Record of Arctic Flight
3. 3Territorials Enjoy Their Annual Camp
4. 4English Athletes Defeat France
5. 5King Sails His Yacht at Cowes Regatta

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: English Athletes Defeat France. DESCRIPTION: Page wins the 100 metre and Finlay wins the 110 metre hurdles for England in Paris International. SHOTLIST: Runners come up course to winning post with crowd cheering in grandstand. Close shot of either Page or Finlay. Close shot of man standing by winning post with hurdles on track. Elevated shot of the crowd. (good). Shot down track of racers coming over the hurdles.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1347

Length of story (in feet)

51

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