Movietone Rushes the Derby to the Screen

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
261A
Date Released
4 Jun 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Petersen Retrieves Heavyweight Title at White City
  2. 2Movietone Rushes the Derby to the Screen

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby. DESCRIPTION: Derby Day again in all its gaiety and democratic pageantry. The same carefree happiness, the same multitudinous enthusiasm as ever. The King is there and sees Windsor Lad win in a tremendous finish from Easton and Colombo. Truly a joyous day, brought to the screen for you by Movietone with astonishing speed. SHOTLIST: The Derby ending in "Windsor Lad’s" sensational victory. Shots of the gypsy camp rising in the early morning. Shot of the caravans. Gypsy girl combs her hair. Men wash themselves. Close shot of haddock being cooked in frying pan over fire. CU Gypsy woman. CU Clock face with hands at 7 o’clock. Shots of tents being erected and beer barrels carried into same. Close shot of many feet walking along to the races. Close shot of feet of bookie standing on stool. Shots of the bookmakers putting up their stands. Movietone cameraman (close shots) taking up their positions and training the camera. Close shots of the crowds. General shot of a man drinking and an unusual scene taken from the other end of the glass of the crowd etc. Arrival of the King and Queen. Shot of the Royalty in the stand looking through glasses. Various shots in the paddock of the jockeys and the horses. The horses parade the course. Shot of the start. The race and the finish. Winner led in.
Local distribution only
5th Anniversary Issue
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Ethnic groups; Gambling; Mass media; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Domestic life; Newsreels
Locations
Epsom
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2945
Length of story (in feet)
422
Story extras:
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AP Archive
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