Lakeland’s Own Olympics
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lakeland’s Own Olympics. DESCRIPTION: The annual sporting event at Grasmere is one of the oldest in these islands. As usual, strong competition for cash prizes with Guide, Hound and Wrestling events the big feature. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV of arena at Grasmere. GV of man pole vaulting. MS of two men wrestling. MCU spectators. MCU Father JJ Bland congratulates son on winning the wrestling. GV of start of the guides race. MS rear view of runners climbing the slope. MS pan of W Peasdale leading field climbing over wall. MS low angle of spectators on wall. MS of W Peasdale climbing over gate. MS second runner vaulting gate and falling down pan as he gets up and continues running. MS of winner W Peasdale breaking tape. MCU of a hound and owner. GV MS man carrying trail with aniseed and paraffin. MCU starter. Pan as hounds start race. MS as hounds clear wall pan as they race up hill. MCU man smoking pipe. MLS as hounds come through wall pan as they race down hill. MS as spectators. MS pan of winning hound coming home.
- Keywords
- Sport
- Locations
- England; Grasmere
- Card file number
- 91479
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Jackson
- Camera
- Keith Medley
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 141
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How to cite this record
'Lakeland’s Own Olympics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1942, 22 Aug 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26551 (Accessed 01 Mar 2025)