Sporting Scene: British Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1367A
Date Released
17 Aug 1955
Date submitted
15 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V Hungary. DESCRIPTION: Athletes from Great Britain and Hungary met at the White City during the British Games. SHOTLIST: GV of part of the arena from the stands. LS of the parade of athletes. CU of the start of the 6 miles race. Gordon Pirie winning. GV of the pole vault, Homonnay winning for Hungary. 100 yards - scene of the race. Goldovanyi wins. CU of the winner. Start of the womens 100 yards race. Diane Leather wins. Start of the mile race. GV of the race. Chris Chataway, Derek Ibbotson & Tabori. Chataway and Tabori fighting for the finish. Tabori winning.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Card file number
64296
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sporting Scene: British Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1367A, 17 Aug 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20293 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)