News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Car Race Thrills at Indianapolis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
522A
Date Released
8 Jun 1939
Date submitted
Jun 1939
Date submitted
6 Jun 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Royal Tour of Canada
  2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duchess of Kent and - A Shot
  3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Firemen’s Display in London
  4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Wooderson’s Record Described by Thomas Woodrooffe
  5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe: Car Race Thrills at Indianapolis

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland. Eye-witness commentary by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indianapolis Motor Race. DESCRIPTION: The 500 mile race is won by Wilbur Shaw for the second time. SHOTLIST: Large crowds gather to see the start of the race. There is a crash - Swanson swerves, Roberts crashes into him, and Miller rips through the inside, of the track in an effort to avoid the pile-up. Swanson is picked up injured from the track as the cars burst into flames. Wilbur Shaw wins for the second time.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Motor racing; Fires; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
36834
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
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