All Set for the Olympics
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Team Leave for Helsinki. DESCRIPTION: In the Eights, Britain will be represented by Leander, and with Jennens at stroke, they’ve been putting in some practice on the Thames at Putney. Before leaving Britain by air, Harold Abrahams and MacDonald Bailey were interviewed by Movietone. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Rowing on river. Various shots of the Leander team rowing on River Thames at Putney. London Airport - Harold Abrahams interviewed speaks of prospects & MacDonald Bailey says a few words. Various shots of teams & personalities entering plane.
- Keywords
- Sport; Aviation
- Locations
- Putney; London Heathrow Airport
- Card file number
- 57509
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 119
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How to cite this record
'All Set for the Olympics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1206A, 17 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17926 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)