Racing - Old Time Atmosphere for Centenary Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1032

Date Released

14 Mar 1949

Date submitted

10 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Council Elections in South Africa
2. 2Mass Sowing for Britain’s Food
3. 3US Holds Spy Suspects
4. 4Carnival Rag in Snowstorm
5. 5Racing - Old Time Atmosphere for Centenary Race
6. 6Racing - Lord Mildmay’s National Hunt ‘Chase Success’
7. *Rowan and Paterson to Fight for Bantam Title

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Racing - Topham Trophy. DESCRIPTION: A comic race held in celebration of the Topham family’s association with the Grand National. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Lord Mayor of Liverpool inspecting trophy. Several shots of Lord Mayor inspecting several suggestions for a trophy. CU chosen trophy. CU Mrs Mirabelle Topham holding same. Mr Arthur Topham, rides a donkey in the ring. Shots of parade, jockeys of 100 years ago, also spectators in period dress. Various shots of race, horses jump over small hurdles. MS woman aiding a fallen jockey. GV of finish of race. Interior - banquet in progress, large joints being carved etc.

Keywords

Horse racing; Curiosities

Locations

Liverpool; Aintree Racecourse

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

51610

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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