Ascot’s Top Toppers

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

66/48

Date Released

16 Jun 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1US Retains Wightman Cup
2. 2Dogs’ Big Day - Cats Away
3. 3Ascot’s Top Toppers
4. 4Hong Kong Flood Disaster

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

The Topper; the Tailcoats; the Striped Trousers - men in Ascot fashion dress traditionally for one of the most sumptuous race meetings in the World: Royal Ascot. But what of the women? They will have their own story in the next edition - in Technicolor.

Keywords

Fashion and costume

Locations

Ascot

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Camera

George Young

Camera

S. M. F. Plummer

Length of story (in feet)

220

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

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Web

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Phone

0207 665 8340

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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