British Girls’ Fine Win

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1584A
Date Released
15 Oct 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Girls Fine Win. DESCRIPTION: Rome’s Olympic stadium, and a meeting that gave spectators a foretaste of next year’s Games. There was strong Polish and Italian competition in the 200 metres. Victory went to Dorothy Hyman in the good time of 24.1. The crowd was treated to another British win in the eighty metres Hurdles. This was a triumph for leading sportswoman, Mary Bignal. Time: eleven seconds. SHOTLIST: GV race (key). GV Rome’s Olympic Stadium. TBS spectators. CU spectator. CU spectator with binoculars. CU another with binoculars. LS pan to CU D Hyman (Gt. Britain) in dark shorts wins 200 metres women. MS spectators. CU same. CU BS cameramen. Pan Mary Bignal wins 80 metres hurdles. LS Mary Bignal. MS crowds. MS Mary Bignal winners dais.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Athletics; Ceremonies
Locations
Italy; Rome
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
78342
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Girls’ Fine Win', British Movietone News Issue No. 1584A, 15 Oct 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23266 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)