News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1396

Date Released

5 Mar 1956

Date submitted

29 Feb 1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Presentation to Len Hutton
• 2. Seventy Below
• 3. Names in the News: Francis Noel-Baker
• 4. Names in the News: Mr Lennox-Boyd
• 5. Names in the News: Glubb Pasha
• 6. Names in the News: Sir Winston Churchill
• 7. Names in the News: President Eisenhower
• 8. Hero Worship
• 9. A Town Crumbles
• 10. For Brighter Days
• 11. Anthea Askey Weds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hero Worship. DESCRIPTION: An enthusiastic reception greeted the Austrian Olympic Ski team when they took part in a slalom race near Vienna. SHOTLIST: An enthusiastic reception greeted the Austrian Olympic Ski team, when the race took place near Vienna. Shots of police trying to control crowds.

Keywords

Sport; Celebrations and festivals; Winter sports

Locations

Vienna; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

66136

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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