British Women in Winter Olympics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1186
Date Released
25 Feb 1952
Date submitted
22 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Women in Winter Olympics. DESCRIPTION: Two British competitors are seen among the competitors in the slalom race at Oslo, they were Hilary Laing and Sheena Macintosh. Britain’s big triumph there was by Jeannette Altwegg who clinched her figure-skating victory with a brilliant display of free skating. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds make their way up mountain for games. Various shots of Slalom for women, shows various competitors, some falling, etc. Elevated GV of some finishing course. CU of two Hilary Laing & Sheena Mackintosh. At ice skating rink, several shots of Jeannette Altwegg competing in compulsory figure skating, figure eights etc. Winner & runners-up on rostrum Altwegg, Teuley Albright & Bief.
Keywords
Sport; Environment; Winter sports
Locations
Oslo
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
56795
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Women in Winter Olympics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1186, 25 Feb 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17619 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)