White City - Turning on the Heat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1824A
Date Released
21 May 1964
Date submitted
16 May 1964
Date submitted
18 May 1964
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White City - Turning on the Heat. DESCRIPTION: Highlight of the second day of the British Games was the 880 yards, with John Boulter and Robbie Brightwell battling it out. Brightwell turned on the heat and just beat Boulter at the post, the fastest half mile in the world this year. In the high jump, Gordon Miller improved his own UK National record: six feet, 10 inches. Finally, one of the international events, the 4 x 100 metres relay. Victory went to Britain when Alf Meakin crossed the line a tenth of a second ahead of Hungary’s number 4. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan start of 880 yards and runners round first bend (one of the runners is Michael Fleet). GV pan same come round for last lap and John Boulter takes lead. GV crowd. GV pan along finishing straight. Robbie Brightwell overtakes Boulter and wins. CU Brightwell. MLS Gordon Miller attempts to jump 6 ft 10 inches (high jump). GV 4 x 100 metres relay - British A team win with Alf Meakin crossing the finishing line. Relay team are: Radford, Meakin, Young and Jones.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
London; White City Stadium
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
88353
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
156
Story extras:
Film clip

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'White City - Turning on the Heat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1824A, 21 May 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25545 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)