LOS ANGELES 1932 X OLYMPIC GAMES LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 89874

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This black and white, silent film recounts the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. The movie opens in the Olympic Stadium which is filled with fans as Vice President Curtis reviews athletes of 48 nations. Crowds cheer as the athletic processions begin. The German contingent marches and flashes the Sieg Heil salute. The Olympic torch 1:00. The Olympic oath of fair play is taken 1:06. Flags from nations around the world 1:20. Birds fill the sky 1:25. 100 meter dash is won by Metcalfe and Simpson 1:29. The runners sprint down the track 1:38. Eddie Tolan sets a new Olympic and world’s record which stood for 28 years 1:55. Eddie Tolan is shown 2:05. High jump won by McNaughton from Canada 2:07. High jumpers clear the bar 2:22. Canadian McNaughton is shown 2:42. 400-meter hurdles, won by Tisdall from Ireland 2:44. The 400-meter hurdles begin 3:00. Tisdall knocks down his last hurdle to keep from improving his world’s record 3:27. Tisdall is shown 3:41. Hammer throw is won by O’Callaghan from Ireland 3:44. The hammer throw competition 3:50. The shot put is won by Sexton 4:17. The shot put competition 4:33. The 800-meter run is won by Hampson from Britain 4:54. The 800-meter run competition 4:58. Hampson from Britain is shown 6:53. The javelin is won by Jarvenin from Finland 656. The javelin competition 6:58. Babe Didrikson sets women’s record for javelin throw 8:03. Women’s javelin competition 8:11. Babe Didrikson from the United States 8:40. The broad jump is won by Gordon from the United States 8:42. The broad jump competition 8:44. 100-meter dash trials for women 9:12. The 100-meter dash competition 9:20. 100 meter dash won by Stella Walsh from Poland with a new world’s record 9:44. Pole vault won by Miller from the United States 10:08. The pole vault competition 10:10. The discus throw is won by Anderson from the United States with a new Olympic record 11:03. The discus throw competition 11:05. The women’s discus throw won by Lillian Copeland from the United States with a new world’s record 11:35. The women’s discus competition 11:37. 110-meter hurdles won by Saling from the United States 12:12. The 110-meter hurdle competition 12:14. The women’s 80-meter hurdles won by Babe Didrikson from the United States 12:45. The women’s 80-meter hurdle competition 12:48. The 200-meter dash won by Tolan from the United States 13:02. The 200-meter competition 13:10. The 5000-meter run won by Lehtinen from Finland 13:25. The 5000-meter run 13:31. The marathon 13:59. Zabala from Argentina sets a new record of 2 hours 31 minutes and 36 seconds 18:40. The 400-meter run, first run won by Eastman from the United States. Second heat won by car from the United States 15:40. The 400-meter competition 15:52. Carr from the United States, sets a new world’s record in the 400-meter run 16:24. The 400-meter run competition 16:44. The women’s high jump is won by Jean Shiley from the United States 17:02. The high jump competition 17:16. The 400-meter relay won by the United States with a new world’s record 17:26. The 400-meter relay competition 17:34. The greatest Olympic Games in history end… The torch goes out to burn again in Berlin in 1936.

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depression and some nations were unable to pay for the trip to Los Angeles.

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