Winter Olympics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1186A
Date Released
28 Feb 1952
Date submitted
26 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Winter Olympics. DESCRIPTION: In the pair-skating for Olympic honours in Oslo, Jennifer and John Nicks gave the best performance for Britain, being placed fourth. At Holmenkollen, near Oslo, a record crowd, estimated at 150,000, saw the spectacular ski-jumping event. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV crowds walking to ski jump run. At ice rink, Jennifer & John Nicks pair skating, various shots. At Holmenkollen, ski-jumping in progress, various shots taken from the top, half-way down & from the bottom of the run, also shows the enormous crowds.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Winter sports
Locations
Oslo
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
56812
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Winter Olympics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1186A, 28 Feb 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17625 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)