Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Swimming - Great Lakes Aquatic Carnival

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

420

Date Released

21 Jun 1937

Date submitted

17 Jun 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1In Memoriam: Tribute by Ivan Scott
2. 2Reports: The King’s Birthday kept in Jerusalem
3. 3Reports: His Majesty plants Windsor Oak Trees
4. 4Reports: Queen Mary with the nurses
5. 5Reports: RAF rehearses mammoth flight
6. 6Reports: Steel strike battle in Michigan
7. 7Ascot: Description by Beryl de Querton
8. 8Spain
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Sailing - Mr Sopwith’s yachts battle off Newport, Rhode Island
10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Swimming - Great Lakes Aquatic Carnival
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Peter Kane fights Maurice Hugenin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 11

Section Title

Sports: Reported by Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swimming. SHOTLIST: Spectacle shots of bathers marching and plunging into water. Shot taken from above of pattern in the water. Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm Jarret plunge into the water together. They swim along together.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Cleveland

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

5451

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

38

Story extras:

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