Stockholm Final Event

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1411A
Date Released
21 Jun 1956
Date submitted
14 Jun 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Equestrians. DESCRIPTION: The final event of the Equestrian Olympics, the Grand Prix jumping, proved to be a disappointment for Britain, the holders. We could only reach third place in this event. SHOTLIST: Shot of crowds. Rider jumping. Shot of crowds. Various shots of Peter Robeson and ‘Scorchin’ jumping. Various shots of Pat Smythe and ‘Flanagan’ jumping. Shots of Wilf White on ‘Nizefella’ jumping. Crowd clapping. Shot of Wilf White, Pat Smythe and Peter Robeson on horse in a line. MCU all 3 seated on there horses. Shots receiving their medals (bronze). All three riding around the ring. TPS stadium. Closing ceremony - CU Olympic flames.
Keywords
Sport; Horses
Locations
Sweden
Footage sources
Movietone
Rota
UPL
Card file number
67303
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stockholm Final Event', British Movietone News Issue No. 1411A, 21 Jun 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21007 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)