Welland's original script also featured, in addition to Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams, a third protagonist, 1924 Olympic gold medallist Douglas Lowe, who was presented as a privileged aristocratic athlete.
Wellandov originalni scenarij također je uz Erica Liddella i Harolda Abrahamsa sadržavao i trećeg protagonista, osvajača zlatne olimpijske medalje iz 1924. godine Douglasa Lowea koji je prikazan kao privilegirani aristokrat.