Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Shelsley Walsh True to Form

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

942A

Date Released

26 Jun 1947

Date submitted

23 Jun 1947

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: First Impressions at Wimbledon
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Monty Leaves for Australia
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Unscop Inspects Jerusalem
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket and Ground Records at Lord’s
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Shelsley Walsh True to Form

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shelsley Walsh True to Form. DESCRIPTION: Raymond Mays in an ERA won the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb for the fifteenth time. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot of motor car racing along road track. Several shots of cars racing along road track. Crowds stand in the rain, some with umbrellas up. CU people’s feet making their way over mud. Car turns bend in road and sprays water from wet roads behind. Several shots of paddock, shows cars preparing for race. SCU Mrs Derbyshire in her Riley, waiting for start, she has an umbrella up. SCU B Bira of Siam beside his car. Several shots of cars. Start of some cars, including very small car, starter uses an instrument for detailing time, cars wheels run over same. Smallest car there starts, out of camera. Cut-in crowd with umbrellas up, raining hard. Car skidding on bend of road. A supercharged Bugatti, driven by Lady Mary Grosvenor, climbs over hill. No 63 called Bloody Mary into camera at speed. No 46 B Bira’s Maserati into and out of camera. Cut-ins of crowds in rain. Raymond Mays (No 45) in ERA racing along road, several shots, rounding bends. SCU of him and his wife, Raymond Mays being the winner.

Keywords

Motor racing

Locations

Shelsley Walsh; Worcestershire

Card file number

48728

Credits:

Camera

David Prosser

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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