Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Olympic Stars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
998
Date Released
19 Jul 1948
Date submitted
15 Jul 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Olympic Stars. DESCRIPTION: The American Olympic Swimming and Diving Trials were held in Detroit. The Athletic Trials were at Evanston, Illinois. SHOTLIST: KS MS swimming pool. Audience seated around pool. Shots of Jimmy McLane of Ohio winning 400 metre free style. SCU McLane. Audience watching. Several shots of Bruce Harlan diving. Several shots of Zoe Ann Olsen diving. SCU Olsen diving. CU of her in water. AT EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - Crowds watching track races. 100 metre sprint, Barney Ewell wins. CU Ewell. MS pole vaulting. MS Richards going over. Cooper’s pole breaks, he falls on the sand. MS pole vaulting. Dick Morcom the winner.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Illinois; Detroit
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50494
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Olympic Stars', British Movietone News Issue No. 998, 19 Jul 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15214 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)