Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Few Spills in Amateur Grand National

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

979

Date Released

8 Mar 1948

Date submitted

4 Mar 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Spotlight on North Croydon
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Patron Sees Junior Fisticuffs Finals
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Tokyo’s Black Market Raided
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Farewell to British Troops
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Visitor at Ideal Home Exhibition
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Few Spills in Amateur Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cheltenham National Hunt Meeting. DESCRIPTION: The National Hunt ‘Chase at Cheltenham was won by Bruno II ridden by Major Cunard. At Aintree the jumps are being prepared for the Grand National. SHOTLIST: KS GV parade ring. Horses being harnessed and mounted. Elevated GV of parade ring. MS cups and trophies exhibited. LS horses parade along track. LS start and over first jump and past camera. Crowd shot. National Hunt Chase - Slow motion - one of the jumps - no falls. Normal speed - over another jump, one falls Glengarra throws rider. Another jump - no falls. Swing shot as horses race in country. Into camera - Bruno II over last jump. Panning shot - horse up straight and past winning post. Winner led in. Jackey unsaddles Bruno II. CU Bruno II. AINTREE - Rails being painted white. Various shots of repairs and preparation going on for the Grand National, jumps being trimmed, filled with water, man turns on water. MS Becher’s Brook, MS & SCU winning post being placed in position.

Keywords

Horse racing

Locations

Liverpool; Cheltenham; Gloucestershire

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount
Universal

Card file number

49914

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

180

Story extras:

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