Summary

Footage Information

Sherman Grinberg
Paramount
D-7706
SR005260_01_06.mov
6/1/1956
Trials for US Olympic track and field team in Coliseum in Los Angeles
Title "Track & field . . . Trials for the US Olympic team" superimposed over runners racing / crowd in stands at night watching / runners racing in 100-meter dash, Bobby Morrow winning / close shot of Morrow posing for photo opportunity / crowd in stands / runners racing in 400-meter hurdles, Glenn Davis winning / close shot of Davis posing / crowd in stands / Charlie Dumas clearing high jump bar, people crowding around him after jump / close shot of Dumas walking along / crowd in stands / close shot of sports announcer Marty Glickman talking into microphone / Fortune Gordien getting ready to throw discus / Gordien throwing discus / his discus flying through air and landing / close shot of Gordien kissing discus / start of 400-meter run / people in stands watching through binoculars / runners racing / crowd in stands / runners crossing finish line in 400-meter run, Lou Jones winning / close shot of Jones posing / three shots of qualifying members of team marching along track / qualifiers holding signs of event they qualified in standing on steps of stands posing for photo opportunity, tilt up to message on electronic board above them showing Olympic oath / Note: exact day not known
Bobby Morrow, Glenn Davis, Charles Dumas, Marty Glickman, Fortune Gordien, Lou Jones
United States
California
Los Angeles

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Paramount Issues
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