Thrills of the Dirt Track

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1056A
Date Released
1 Sep 1949
Date Other
Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Reme Recruiting
  2. 2Hoffman’s Words Cheer
  3. 3Sir Stafford and Mr Bevin Briefed for Dollar Talks
  4. 4Thrills of the Dirt Track
  5. 5Future Air Experts Display Their Wares
  6. 6Holden Wins Dutch Marathon
  7. 7New Guinea Natives Welcome for Governor General
  8. *Cowal Gathering

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kids Cycle Speedway. DESCRIPTION: At an Honor Oak bombed site kids hold their own cycle speedway meeting. Everything is done exactly as it is at the real speedway. All goes well until a fat boy popped in to show them how to do it. SHOTLIST: MCU boy places a crash helmet on his head. Two boys sitting above a sign reading "pits". Crowds round the edge of track, cyclist going pass them. LS of the bomb site speedway track. Start of race, various shots of the cornering. Chequered flag, cyclist go by same. Start of race from tapes. Shots round the track, one cyclist falls. Paul Wyand on a bicycle round the track, fall off same, lying on the ground with other cyclists going past. He gets up, and wheels the bike away rather disgruntled.
Keywords
Children; War damage
Locations
Honor Oak
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
52459
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
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