Sportsman of the Year
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sportsman of the Year. DESCRIPTION: The trophy given by Sporting Record for the sportsman of the year goes to World Champion Spring Cyclist Reg Harris. The presentation itself was made by the Minister of Health, Mr Bevan. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Mrs Fanny Blankers-Koen. CU the trophy. CU of Reg Harris bicycle. SCU Reg Harris portrait. Reg Harris & girl friend enter greeted by Mr Michael Wardell. Fanny Blankers-Koen enters. CU MacDonald Bailey. Aja Vrzanova enters. Harris & Denis Compton talks. Freddie Mills on Reg Harris’ bicycle. Aneurin Bevan addresses gathering, makes a few cracks about records. Presents cup to Reg Harris.
- Keywords
- Sport; Politics and government; Awards and honours
- Locations
- London; Savoy Hotel
- Card file number
- 53478
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 144
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How to cite this record
'Sportsman of the Year', British Movietone News Issue No. 1087, 3 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16300 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)