Cross Country Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1449A
Date Released
14 Mar 1957
Date Other
Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Country Championships. DESCRIPTION: Parliament Hill Fields, London and a huge field of nearly 800 in the English Senior Cross Country Championship. Bringing off a convincing win Sando finished in 50 minutes 24 seconds. And sixty yards later, Driver just beat Norris (the holder) for second place. SHOTLIST: Shots of competitors getting ready for the start of the race. LS start of the race. Various shots of the race. Shots of Sando, Driver and Norris in the leading group. Various shots of race. Shots of dog running after the leaders. Shots of Sando winning. Driver 2nd, Norris 3rd. MCU Sando, Driver and Norris.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Keywords
Competitions; Athletics
Locations
London; Parliament Hill Fields
Card file number
70044
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cross Country Championships', British Movietone News Issue No. 1449A, 14 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21554 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)