Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Favourite Wins Kentucky Derby

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
988
Date Released
10 May 1948
Date submitted
6 May 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royalty Honours Hamlet Premiere
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Britain - Olivier’s Message to Australians
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Eisenhower Discounts War Talk
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Elephants Remind You to Keep on Saving
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Mr Kirby’s Briar Patch Reprieved
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Amateur Boxing Titles Change Hands
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Favourite Wins Kentucky Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kentucky Derby. DESCRIPTION: A vast crowd turned up at Churchill Downs to see Citation win the 74th Kentucky Derby. SHOTLIST: KS Exterior shot of grandstand taken from outside racecourse. Crowds through turnstiles. GV crowds, bookmakers etc. GV grandstand. Citation being saddled. Jockey in saddling enclosure. Starter closes himself in compartment. Start of race, American style. Elevated horses passing camera. Ground shot horses - slow motion - rounding first bend - into camera. LS swing of horses racing. CU person looks through binoculars. Elevated shot horses into camera, round bend. Panning - Citation passing other horses. Cut-in women smiling and very happy watch Citation winning. Panning shot of Citation winning and passing winning post. MS horse in unsaddling enclosure surrounded by people, owner etc. CU head of winning horse - Citation.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Churchill Downs; Louisville
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
50179
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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