Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Running - Sydney Wooderson makes attempt on World Mile Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
430
Date Released
30 Aug 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Screen
  2. 2Reports: Sir Samuel Hoare at Cromer
  3. 3Reports: Irrigation news from Kansas
  4. 4Reports: Lympne Air Rally
  5. 5Motoring: Description by Ivan Scott
  6. 6Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Yachting - ‘J’ Class yachts off Long Island
  7. 7Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Running - Sydney Wooderson makes attempt on World Mile Record
  8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Soccer - The season opens with Chelsea at home to Liverpool
  9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cricket - Patsy Hendren plays his last County Match for Middlesex at Lord’s
  10. 10Boxing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 10
Section Title
Sports: Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Running. SHOTLIST: CU Wooderson. Starts running. On track. Close shots running. Finishes. Beats world record for the mile. Being chaired.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Surrey; Motspur Park
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5638
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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