Sport on the Boards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1705
Date Released
5 Feb 1962
Date submitted
2 Feb 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sport on the Boards. DESCRIPTION: We had a preview of Britain’s new timber running-track at Wembley. Made of pinewood sections, it will be erected inside the stadium for a season of indoor athletics, and we will see it in use for an international meeting in March. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV new track at Wembley. MCU pan - start of trial run. MS pan runners on new track. MCU runners past camera. MS pan - runners. MCU same. MCU three girls start race. MS pan - girls run past camera. MS runners on new track. MS same. MS pan - runners.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
83845
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport on the Boards', British Movietone News Issue No. 1705, 5 Feb 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24487 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)