Manchester Aka Wooderson Breaks The 3/4 Mile Record (1939)

Full titles read: “MANCHESTER“ L/S’s of the running athlete Sidney Wooderson attempting to set new record for three quarters of a mile. Several shots of the race in progress at Fallowfield, Manchester in Lancashire. He wins the race comfortably and become the first man to run the distance in under three minutes. Good M/S of Wooderson smiling. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.