Skating Title for Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1131A
Date Released
8 Feb 1951
Date submitted
6 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jeannette Altwegg Wins European Figure Skating. DESCRIPTION: Winners of the pair skating European Title at Zurich were Ris Baran and Paul Falk of Germany. Jeannette Altwegg, 21-year-old British title holder, won the Ladies’ Figure-Skating Championship. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds seated around ice skating rink. Ris Baran & Paul Falk of Germany dancing on ice. MS of couple GV Altwegg figure skating, also MS & SCU of figure skating. Cut-ins audience. CU to finish Jeannette Altwegg.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland and Cardiff.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Zurich
Footage sources
France
Card file number
54995
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Skating Title for Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1131A, 8 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16931 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)