Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King’s Fourth Classic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
693A
Date Released
17 Sep 1942
Date submitted
10 Sep 1942
Date submitted
14 Sep 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Malta Convoy Hero
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Time off on the "Rock"
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King’s Fourth Classic
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Honours for US Airmen Flying from Britain
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wendell Wilkie in Middle East
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Defence of Hearth and Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St Leger, Newmarket. DESCRIPTION: Sun Chariot wins the St Leger giving His Majesty his fourth Classic win of the season. SHOTLIST: Tunwell - Stage coach arriving at starting point. Racehorses canter along to start. CU Sun Chariot. Horses being got into position by jockeys for start. Starter going up into box. They’re off - bad start. Horses out of camera. Starter following same with binoculars. Stage coach getting in. Wyand - Pan shot of horses racing, on the corner. ‘Ujiji’ leading. Ramsden - Horses going down for start. Racing into camera. Pan shot of horses. Racegoers arriving on bikes, shot of hundreds parked. Hutchins - Paddock, Gordon Richards with back to camera standing on ground. CU Nos 4 & 5. Cotter - Horse up to parade, shots of crowds in foreground. Shot of crowds. Horses finishing, won by Sun Chariot. Winning Jockey - Sir Gordon Richards.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Vehicles; Transport
Card file number
42829
Credits:
Camera
Alfred A. Tunwell
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Camera
John Hutchins
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
80
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