Speed Aces Compete for Riders’ Title

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1112
Date Released
25 Sep 1950
Date submitted
22 Sep 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Speed Aces Compete for Riders’ Title
  2. 2Collie Fosters Zoo’s Tiger Cubs
  3. 3Fate of Steel Agitates Parliament
  4. 4Princess Margaret Visits Perth
  5. 5Vyshinsky Turns Up Again
  6. 6Inchon Landing Transforms Korean War
  7. *The Queen at St Andrews

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed Aces Battle for Championship. DESCRIPTION: Before a crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium, Freddy Williams won the Sunday Dispatch Cup for the Speedway Riders Championship of the World. SHOTLIST: KS. Night shot start of race - all night material. Vice-Admiral Earl Mountbatten shakes hands with competitors. Cut-ins of crowds. Start of races - various heats. Cornering at speed. Panning shots of same. Freddy Williams winning his fourth race, thereby winning the championship. Williams finishing. Rides round with others. Also winner, 2nd Green & 3rd Warren ride round on motor tractor. Preceded by Mountbatten presenting Sunday Dispatch Cup.
Keywords
Sport; Motorcycling
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
54363
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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