Hold High The Torch.

Duration: 27 min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: United States Olympic Assn. Inc.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Story of the Olympics as carried on in the United States — how athletes are selected, how they are trained, how they are fed and housed, and how, as the representatives of their country, they serve as goodwill ambassadors in the foreign countries where the Olympics are held every four years. Filmed at the Pan-American Games in Chicago in 1959, at the Winter Games at Squaw Valley in 1960, and at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960.

Complete Record: Hold High The Torch. United States Olympic Assn. Made By Stark Films. Distributed By Association Films. 27 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. © United States Olympic Assn., Inc.; 23mar61; Mp11440.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)