Us Olympic Team 1936

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American Olympic team leaving for Berlin. Nice shot of Jesse Owens.
Description

Full title reads: "US Olympic Team - Sails for Berlin".

United States of America (USA).

High angled M/S as the American competitors board the ship. L/S of crowds on the dock. M/S of three pole vaulters (from left to right) W. N. Graber, K. Seeton and E. Meadows. Good C/U of Jesse Owens, he smiles. C/U Gene Venzke, C/U Frank Wykoff. M/S of the ladies' swimming and diving teams, they wave. C/U of diving champion Dorothy Poynton-Hill, C/U Lenore Kight Wingard, swimming champion. C/U of another girl. M/S of some competitors holding the Olympic Flag. C/U of American Olympic Chairman Mr Brundage making a speech about how he is sure they will be successful in the games. L/S as the ship sails away and people wave.

N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be dupe of item from 36/60.
Tags
- United
- States
- America
- USA
- U.S.A.
- ships
- crowds
- athletics
- pole
- vaulting
- Jesse
- Owens
- personalities
- Graber
- Seeton
- Meadows
- Gene
- Venzke
- Frank
- Wykoff
- swimming
- Dorothy
- Poynton-Hill
- Lenore
- Knight
- Wingard
- Olympic
- Games
- sports
- speeches
- Avery
- Brundage
Data

Film ID:

2961.22

Media URN:

85132

Group:

Pathe newsreels

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

27/07/1936

Sound:

Mute

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:01:21:00

Time in/Out:

01:22:52:00 / 01:24:13:00

Canister:

36/60 / UNI GAZ ROLL 27

Comments (1)

Unknown user says

24th September 2012

"W N Graber" is Bill Graber.

"E Meadows" is Earle Meadows.

"Brundage" is Avery Brundage.

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