Janet Follows Mum’s Footsteps

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1839
Date Released
31 Aug 1964
Date submitted
25 Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Janet Follows Mum’s Footsteps. DESCRIPTION: Janet Simpson of Northwood, Middlesex, one of Britain’s Olympic sprinters, has been training under mother’s supervision. Mrs Simpson was an athlete too, and entered for the hurdles in the 1932 Olympics in America. Also she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay and Janet seems to be following in mother’s footsteps. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS pan Janet Simpson running. MCU timekeeper. MS Janet runs past camera. MS pan same. LAS same. CU Olympic programme of 1932 in Los Angeles. MCU Janet and mother reading programme. TS same. CU Mrs Simpson (Violet Webb in 1932). CU photo of same running (2 shots). CU Janet Simpson. MCU trophies on shelves. CU Olympic bronze medal. MS Mrs Simpson takes medal from shelf. CU medal.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Middlesex; Northwood
Card file number
88772
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Janet Follows Mum’s Footsteps', British Movietone News Issue No. 1839, 31 Aug 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25659 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)