News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

271

Date Released

13 Aug 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flyers from Canada Fail to Beat Record
• 2. Fox Glacier Resents Visitors Intrusion
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Arsenal players training under managerial scrutiny of Mr George Allison
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: California - Forest fire on mountain
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Moscow - HG Wells welcomed
• 6. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Nottingham - Leg-theory v Australians
• 7. German Girls Athletic Triumph

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German Girls Athletic Triumph. DESCRIPTION: Women’s World Games at White City Stadium afford evidence of visitor’s talent on finals day. SHOTLIST: The competitors dig starting holes for themselves. They run the 100 metres. One has leg massaged after the race. The teams play basket ball. One girl is seen fainting after the game. Shot of the starting gun being fired and the start of the hurdle race. Past the camera. Winner. Shot of the long jump both close and long shots. Slow motion of long jump. Relay race being run and won.

Keywords

Sport; Women; Athletics; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3074

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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