British Empire Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1313A
Date Released
5 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Empire Games. DESCRIPTION: The setting for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, was a magnificent new stadium built for the occasion. The opening ceremony was performed by Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis. The climax of the preliminaries was the parade by athletes from twenty four Commonwealth countries. SHOTLIST: Shot of stadium. Shot of the flags flying. Shots of the Royal Canadian Airforce flying over. Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis inspecting naval cadets. Various shots of the 24 teams who took part. Shots of the crowds etc. LS of the stadium.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies
Locations
Canada; Vancouver
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61565
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Empire Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1313A, 5 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19422 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)