International Athletics by Floodlight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1165
Date Released
1 Oct 1951
Date submitted
27 Sep 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Athletics By Floodlight. DESCRIPTION: Flood-lit athletics at the White City - London v Gothenburg, an event sponsored by the Evening News. The main event of the evening was the attempt on the World two-mile relay record, and with the British team leading the Swedes by three yards, both teams passed the finish faster than the existing record. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Night material - Girl in High Jump. Elevated GV stadium floodlit. Start & pan of 100-yards race, MacDonald Bailey just beats Brian Shenton. Start of the one-mile, various shots during running. Landquist No 3 beating Wilson No 1. Wint winning the 880-yards. CU Wint. Various shots including start of the two-mile relay. Finish. Scoreboard.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Women; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Card file number
56139
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'International Athletics by Floodlight', British Movietone News Issue No. 1165, 1 Oct 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17396 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)