Selected Originals - Olympic Walk Aka Cheers For Two Golds (1960)

Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story ’Cheer For Two Golds’. L/S Start of the 50 kilometres walk, crowd of walkers go along the track. L/S Walkers making their way out of the stadium. L/S Walkers coming towards camera. L/S Two walkers going past camera. L/S Walkers going past camera. L/S Elevated A. Singh from India on his own. L/S Leader with police escort walking through cheering crowds. L/S The two leaders Ljunggren from Sweden on the left and Don Thompson from Gt. Britain on right leading the field. C/U Thompson just in the lead. L/S Tracking shot, crowd. L/S Tracking shot, Thompson now on his own walking between two motor cycle police. L/S Crowd applauding. Thompson entering stadium and crossing the finish line. M/S Thompson with gold medal. Cataloguer’s note: Newsreel story in Olympic Reels - not transferred yet. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS,
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