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The Wonderful Derby of 1920

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
458-1
Date Released
3 Jun 1920
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Wonderful Derby of 1920
  2. 2Prince George Goes to Sea
  3. 3The Waters of Death

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Record crowds flocked to the great Festival of Sport which was attended by the King and Queen." ‘Spion Kop’ wins the Derby at Epsom. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "THEY’RE OFF". "Rounding the famous Tattenham Corner". "Leading in the winner". [3RD SUBTITLE]: "THE FINISH Spion Kop 1, Archaic 3, Orpheus 3". "Scenes in the paddock".
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing
Credits:
Camera
Edward Tassie
Camera
Frederick Ling Wilson
Camera
Harold Jeapes
Camera
John A. Parry
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Camera
Lissack
Length of story (in feet)
126

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
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Phone
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Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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