Pirie Wins Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1293A
Date Released
18 Mar 1954
Date submitted
13 Mar 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pirie Wins Again. DESCRIPTION: At Birkenhead, a large field competed in the English Senior Cross-country Championship. Shaking off all opposition, Gordon Pirie won the event easily. SHOTLIST: Shot of Lord Mayor firing pistol for the off. Various shots of large field of cross country runners. Shots of Gordon Pirie and Ken Norris fighting for position. Various shots of the running. Gordon Pirie coming into win. CU Gordon Pirie.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics; Local government
Locations
Birkenhead; Arrowe Park, Birkenhead
Card file number
60678
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pirie Wins Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 1293A, 18 Mar 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19125 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)