Floodlit Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1373
Date Released
26 Sep 1955
Date submitted
22 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletics White City. DESCRIPTION: Highlights at the White City International Athletic meeting included the British victory by Hildreth of the hundred and twenty yards hurdles. SHOTLIST: GV Stadium with race going on. CU crowd. CU 120 metres hurdles start. LS Hildreth winning. SCU start 880 yards. CU Brian Hewson, Douglas and Stanley fighting for position. SCU Hewson sprinting past opponents and going on to win. CU Hewson posing. LS start of the 3,000 metres steeplechase. LS various shots of race. SCU John Disley winning. CU Disley posing.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
London; White City Stadium
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
64632
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Floodlit Athletics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1373, 26 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20380 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)