British Empire Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1520A
Date Released
24 Jul 1958
Date submitted
22 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Empire Games. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip at the opening ceremony and all the high-lights of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. SHOTLIST: MS men with flags held out (key). TS parade. MS Prince Philip opens Games. MS pigeons released. GV same fly away. TS parade as pigeons fly off. TS Ken Jones enters arena. MS pan same. TS same. MS same. MS crowd. MS scroll handed to Prince Philip. CU flag. MS start mens hundred yards. TS same pan. MS crowd. MS womens’ shot put (New Zealand). MS crowd. MS swimming start. MS womens’ 110 yards. CU winner. LS competitor dives. CU hits water (underwater shot). TS another competitor dives. CU diver underwater. MS diver (Miss Welsh - England). MS start 3 miles. MS pan runners round bend. CU runners pass camera. CU feet. MS pan runners pass camera. LS pan same. MS pan same. Same (2). LS pan winner (Halberg). TS pan winner finishes then drops. TS pan start 880 yards. MS pan runners round bend. Same. MS runners pass camera. TS 1st and 2nd cross finishing line. MS remainder come in.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Athletics; Ceremonies; Birds; Animals
Locations
Wales; Cardiff Arms Park
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Movietone
Pathe
Card file number
74438
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Empire Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1520A, 24 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22506 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)