Records Broken at British Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1044A
Date Released
9 Jun 1949
Date submitted
7 Jun 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Broken at British Games. DESCRIPTION: At the White City, London, Dwyer, the American, wins the International Hundred Yards, while Arthur Wint of Great Britain wins the 440 yards from Dave Bolen of America, breaking the British Record at 47.2 seconds. SHOTLIST: KS. GV stadium (inside). GV crowds inside stadium. LS competitors parading round, crowds fore. Cut-in prizes displayed, on a table. Start of hundred yard sprint, swing of race & finish, Dwyer of USA wins. Duke of Edinburgh congratulates Dwyer. CU Dwyer. 1/4 mile race, start & swing during race. Bolen, a Negro leading, overtaken by Wint who goes on to win. Wint break records. SCU Wint & Duke. Cut-in crowds. MS Lord Burghley & Donald Finlay. Start of 120 yards hurdles, preceded by CU starter. MS hurdles race in progress. Harrison Dillard wins, Finlay comes third. Duke presents prizes.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Footage sources
Paramount Rota
Card file number
52082
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
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'Records Broken at British Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1044A, 9 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15774 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)