Elliott’s Wonder Mile

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1523
Date Released
11 Aug 1958
Date submitted
8 Aug 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Elliott’s [sic] Wonder Mile. DESCRIPTION: You’re now watching one of the greatest athletic achievements of all time, by a young Australian who may well be the outstanding athlete of the century. Herb Elliot is running third, while Thomas leads from Lincoln, with Delaney well up: now Elliot begins to move to the front, running a mile in nearly 3 seconds less than the previous world’s best. His time: 3 minutes 54.5. SHOTLIST: Start of mile. GV race. MS same. Same. Crowd. MS race. Finish of mile. CU Elliot.
Keywords
Sport; Records; Athletics
Locations
Dublin; Republic of Ireland; Santry
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
74627
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Elliott’s Wonder Mile', British Movietone News Issue No. 1523, 11 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22535 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)