Olympic Games Open at Los Angeles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
166A
Date Released
11 Aug 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Games Open at Los Angeles. DESCRIPTION: Two thousand athletes of 40 nations parade arena before inauguration by US Vice President. SHOTLIST: Aerial of stadium. Fanfare of trumpets being blown. Elevated shot of man waving to crowd. Elevated shot of crowd watching parade of athletes. Close shot of same past camera. Elevated long shot of athletes in centre of arena. Crowd surround same. Birds released from arena and they fly around same. Long elevated shot of section of the crowd singing. Elevated shot of runners jumping hurdles. Long shot of same on track. Round track towards camera. Elevated shot of the finish of Hurdle 400m race. (Robert Tisdall of Ireland). Close shot of jumping and elevated close shot of crowds standing up and cheering. Long shot of race start. Gun fired. Runners on course. Winner American. Close shot of athlete with "Canada" on shirt. Duncan MacNaughton winner of High Jump. First heat of 100m is won by Eddie Nolan of USA (won Gold the following day).
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Athletics; Animals
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1951
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Olympic Games Open at Los Angeles', British Movietone News Issue No. 166A, 11 Aug 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3761 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)