News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1529

Date Released

22 Sep 1958

Date Other

Sep 1958

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Quemoy Under Fire
• 2. Soviet Display
• 3. Train into River
• 4. Transport on Parade
• 5. The Young Idea
• 6. HMS Bulwark to the Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soviet Display. DESCRIPTION: A sports festival took place in Moscow, or, to give it its full title, the Physical Culturists’ Day, and the Sixth Spartakiad of the Trade Unions. The mass display of physical culture by young performers was very well done, with a space ship one of the chief highlights. SHOTLIST: MS girls waving streamers. GV same. CU girl in space suit. LS space ship. MS people helped in. LS space ship takes off. GV display. CU girls waving banners. MS same. GV display.

Keywords

Sport; Women; Celebrations and festivals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Moscow; Russia

Footage sources

Sovexportfilm

Card file number

75029

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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