Olympic Cavalcade (United Artists) (1948)

FIRST TIME ANYWHERE!! Copyright 1948, by Westport International Films, Inc. UNITED ARTISTS PRESSBOOK Released thru United Artists FILMED BY 600 CAMERAMEN!! Narrated by Bill Slater OLYMPIC CAVALCADE LOOK WHAT THEY MISSED! Marjorie Gestring’ LADIES, KEEP OUT! Original Olympic Games in ancient Greece barred all women both as participants and spectators, (lb and Katharine Rawls were winners of diving laurels for Uncle Sam in 36 Olympic Film | ; Next at Bijou =X) y (Advance Story) With the 1948 Olympics scheduled to take place in London this JulyAugust, capturing the attention of sports lovers all over the world, great interest is being shown in the unusually exciting United Artists release, “Olympic Cavalcade.” This film offers a dramatic pictorial record of the now-historic 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, the last Olympics to be held until this year. The picture, running 60 minutes, is a Westport International Films presentation, with a running commentary by the popular sports announcer, -Bill Slater. This is the first time it has been shown in any country, and it is slated to bow in on tee hee ee ier at the Baa eee Theatre. The events pictured include men’s diving, soccer, cycling races, horse riding competitions, 110-meters hurdle, men’s relays, women’s relays, Decathlon contests and Marathon races. Some of the world-renowned athletes to be seen are Glenn Morris, Jesse Owens, Earle Metcalf and *, Frank Wyckoff. NOTE: this page can be en larged for lobby display or reproduced for giveaway tab loid. Add theatre name at top. Film Makes Movie History (Prepared Review) Movies are a wonderful invention. They can roll back the years and drop you nostalgically into the past, evoking memories“and bringing them back in dramatic visual form. Cur rently, United Artists is doing just this for you with the release of their exciting fulllength film, “Olympic Cavalcade,” which portrays the nowhistoric 11th Olympiad held in Berlin in 1936. The picture made its bow to film audiences at the Theatre yesterday. There really never was anything quite like this film in the history of sports, perhaps in the history of the cinema industry. Six hundred photographers, placed strategically all over the vast stadium, did such a magnificent job of catching every breath-taking event, replete with all the exciting details connected with the contestants before, during and after participation, that the film now brings back all the drama and thrills of the original Games. Action closeups of the athletes, showing every nuance of expression, provide an amazing insight into the stress and strain that even the most out | standing champions apparently experience just before entering the various events. Bill Slater, popular sports announcer and sports authority, who broadcast the 1936 Olympic Games for CBS, con tributes a stirring running commentary for “Olympic Cavalcade.” MOVIE MAGIC! Sensational photography seen in OLYMPIC CAVALCADE™ was achieved by 600 cameramen spotted in dugouts throughout the arena plus the wide use of telescopic lenses, slow motion films and wide angle cameras. “Greatest Sport Picture Ever Made!”’ CHAMP OF CHAMPIONS! Glenn Morris set the all-time record for allaround athletic prowess by scoring a tremendous 7900 points in the 1936 Olympic Cavalcade, — Avery Brundage, President, American Olympic Committee Publicity Campaign | Mat (5A) Unique Camera Coverage In “Olympic Cavalcade” (Advance Feature) Never in the history of sports, perhaps never in the annals of cinematography has there been a photographic record of sports events to compare with United Artists’ forthcoming “Olympic Cavalcade,” a pictorial dramatization of the now-famous 11th Olympiad, held in Berlin in 1936. To insure not only an accurate and all-inclusive portrait of the contestants before, in and after action, but also an almost interpretive character study of athletes in competition, a unique system of camera coverage was arranged. Pits were hollowed out all over the stadium, each pit covered by a false top surfaced by turf. Spectators could see white-coated assistants rush frantically to a_ stretch of greensward, grope for the ring that would raise the false top and then a cameraman would drop into the cavity. for unusual single shots of the athletes. To obtain moving glimpses of moving performers, the photographic crew even built a trough around the inner ring of the stadium walls. Six hundred cameramen in all participated in recording the thrills of the traditionsteeped Olympiad and the re Jsults of their work have re ceived plaudits from technicians as well as sports enthusiasts and reporters. Said Arthur Daley of the New York Times: “Tt is a striking job that joggles the memory and brings back most of the thrills of what was... the greatest show on earth.” W.C. Heinz of the New York Sun agreed with Avery Brundage, President of the American Olympic Committee that the film is “undoubtedly the greatest sports picture ever made.” And Steve Snider, United Press sports writer, stated: “The 600 photographers . . . must have caught every muscle twist in Berlin during the two weeks of the Games. We think all the kids who will be shooting for berths on the 1948 Olympic team should try to see it. It shows what they'll be up against over in London.”