The Grand National

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1243
Date Released
30 Mar 1953
Date Other
Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Grand National
  2. 2The Boat Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s Record of Aintree’s Spectacular Race. SHOTLIST: Flags at half mast for Queen Mary. Crowds in stand. CU Little Yid. Jockeys weighed in, horses walk up to starting gate. Shots of crowds. Shots during race. Over camera shot. Slow motion over Becher’s Brook. Slow motion shots, over camera and into camera. Winner, Early Mist ridden into paddock. Dorothy Paget with her horse. CU winning horse.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Economics; Business and commerce; Newsreels
Locations
Aintree
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
58797
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
491
Story extras:
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