Isle of Wight Car Rally

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1141A

Date Released

19 Apr 1951

Date submitted

9 Apr 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ernest Bevin - A Tribute
2. 2Rome’s Welcome to Royal Visitors
3. 3Another Cambridge Victory
4. 4Submarine Affray Sinks in the Channel
5. 5Soccer International - Scotland’s Victory at Wembley
6. *Isle of Wight Car Rally
7. *Freedom of Sheffield for Churchill

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iow Car Rally - No Film. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV LCT arriving at port with cars. Cars drive off in sunshine (at Cowes). Cars being checked, & then drive off in the rain. Shots of cars during races. Mr Wood in his Jaguar in the wiggle-woggle race. Osborn-Smith drives a Land Rover, brakes, then reverses. At Ventnor, drivers races their cars up a corkscrew hill, Mr Ridley in his MG (TC Class); & a large SS Jaguar follows. At Ryde, Lady Baring presents Mr Wood & Mr Ridley with cups. GV of cars along the front on view. Finish on presentation of cups.

Local distribution only

Special

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Weather; Competitions; Ceremonies

Card file number

55288

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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