Gold for Porter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2049
Date Released
9 Sep 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold for Porter. DESCRIPTION: Hugh Porter of Wolverhampton becomes the first Briton to win the World Professional Pursuit 5000 Metres Cycling Title. SHOTLIST: MS pan as Porter races round track. MS pan ditto. LS Porter races round track. MS ditto. MS crowd leaps to its feet as Porter comes in to finish. MS Porter crosses finishing line. MS Porter given Gold Medal and acknowledging crowd. The World Professional Pursuit 5000 metres Cycling Race.
Keywords
Sport; Ceremonies
Locations
Italy; Rome
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93905
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gold for Porter', British Movietone News Issue No. 2049, 9 Sep 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27536 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)