News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1535

Date Released

3 Nov 1958

Date submitted

30 Oct 1958

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Pope’s First Blessing
• 2. Big Cyprus Fire
• 3. Britannia Shield
• 4. Young India
• 5. With the Greatest of Ease
• 6. Motoring Matters
• 7. What a Way to Run a Railway

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Shield. DESCRIPTION: In the bantam-weight Final, Aircraftsman France of the RAF beat Morrison of the US Air Force. The Americans won the boxing, but the Royal Air Force were the overall winners for the Britannia Shield. SHOTLIST: CU boxers (key). GV France v Morrison CU boxing. GV same. MS same. MS same. CU same slip pan to MS Harrison knocks out Olner. MS Olner is counted out. Slip pan to GV Wilson V Foster. MS same. GV same with Wilson down. CU referee counts. MS Wilson gets up. MS Wilson knocked down and gets up. Slip pan to Britannia Shield presented.

Keywords

Sport; Ceremonies; Air force; Military

Locations

London; England; Wembley

Card file number

75372

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Davies

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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