Britain’s First Gold Medal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1411
Date Released
18 Jun 1956
Date submitted
15 Jun 1956
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swedish Olympics. DESCRIPTION: At Stockholm a fire broke out at a riding school near the Olympic stables. Prompt action was taken and Britain’s Olympic horses were all led away to safety. At the end of the Queen’s state visit, Princess Margaret flew over to join her sister. She was welcomed by Prince Bertil. The Queen and members of the two Royal Families was wrapped up against the dreadful weather, as she and the Prince walked in the rain to watch the Endurance Test. The last phase of the event was - the jumping. The result was a decisive victory for Britain. SHOTLIST: Various shots of stables on fire. Firemen fighting fire. MCU two firemen. CU fireman. Fireman up ladder. LS of the stables. Great Britain horses being led away. Slip pan. Princess Margaret down steps of plane and being greeted by Prince Bertil. Princess Margaret walking along with Prince Bertil. Slip pan to Queen with other Royals walking along. CU Queen. MCU Princess Margaret. Various shots of horses and riders competing in the 3 day event. Horse hits fence with legs and falls over dismounting his rider. Horse caught and rider mounts again. Horse and rider jumping the water splash and the rider falls into the water. Ditto. Horse attempts to jump fence but dismounts his rider and ends up stuck over the fence. Shots of the Queen and Princess Margaret watching the jumping. Shots of the riding. Queen talking to Princess Margaret. Slip pan to the jumping. Shots of Major Rook riding ‘Wild Venture’. Crowds. Mr Hill riding ‘Countryman’. LS of the Royal box. Colonel Weldon riding ‘Kilbarry’. Three Swedish girls dressed in national costume bring out the medals. Colonel Weldon receives the gold medal from Lord Burghley. Shot of the 3 winners riding around the ring.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Horses; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Stockholm; Sweden
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
67325
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
216
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s First Gold Medal', British Movietone News Issue No. 1411, 18 Jun 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21003 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)