Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1062A
Date Released
12 Oct 1949
Date submitted
11 Oct 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Diphtheria VI
  2. 2Mr Morrison on Labour’s Fifty Years
  3. 3Search for Dick Whittington’s Tomb
  4. 4Festival of Dussehra
  5. 5News from the USA - Under-Water Beauties
  6. 6News from the USA - UN Permanent Home
  7. 7News from the USA - Truman Sees Mass ‘Chute Jump’
  8. 8Racing
  9. 9Germany - Troops Parade before Manoeuvres

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Racing - Longchamp & Fontwell. DESCRIPTION: CORONATION WINS £30,372 - At Longchamps, Coronation V owned by M Boussac won the Grand Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. MONAVEEN’S RACE - Fontwell Park saw Princess Elizabeth in attendance to see her horse, which is party owned by the Queen Elizabeth, win the Chichester Handicap. SHOTLIST: KS. LONGCHAMP - GV French course, grandstand in background. GV crowds. Women in various fashions, fur coats. Prince Monolulu walks through crowds. GV grandstand. Start Prix de L’Arc. Swing shot. Cut-in cameraman. Coronation V wins. CU horse & M Boussac. GV grandstand. (64 seconds). FONTWELL - Princess Elizabeth meets jockey. Horses led from paddocks. Start & swing of race. Monaveen running. Cut-in Princess Elizabeth with glasses following. Monaveen wins. Princess Elizabeth shows excitement. (79 seconds).
Keywords
Royalty; Horse racing
Locations
France
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
52638
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
218
Story extras:
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