The Sporting Scene: Kinnaird Trophy
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 9
- Section Title
- The Sporting Scene
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kinnaird Marathon and 3 Miles. DESCRIPTION: Princess Margaret was at Windsor Castle to send the marathon field away on the 26 miles to Chiswick. At Chiswick itself, the Kinnaird Trophy Meeting provided plenty of thrills, with Johnson winning the eight-eighty from Pirie and Chataway winning the three miles. SHOTLIST: GV of tower of Windsor Castle. GV of Kinnaird Trophy. Princess Margaret talks to Jim Peters. SCU of Princess, who starts the race. GV of runners. Shots through the streets of Windsor. Scene through the trees of runners. At Chiswick Stadium Derek Johnson winning from Gordon Pirie. Start of the 3 mile race. GV race. Chris Chataway winning. GV of R McMinnis entering stadium. Running to finishing line. Congratulated by Jim Peters. Ken Norris also competing in the 3 mile race.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Scotland.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Sport; Athletics
- Locations
- Chiswick; Windsor
- Card file number
- 63860
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richardson
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Phil John Turner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 128
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How to cite this record
'The Sporting Scene: Kinnaird Trophy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1359A, 23 Jun 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20152 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)