Crack-Up by Car and Cycle

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1250

Date Released

18 May 1953

Date Other

May 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Earl Marshal on Coronation Details
2. 2Triple Air Refuelling
3. 3The Defence of Luang Prabang
4. 4Operation Run Aground
5. 5Two New British Liners Launched
6. 6Crack-Up by Car and Cycle

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crack-Up By Car and Cycle. DESCRIPTION: In Paris, using some old cars, crazy drivers demonstrate how not to drive. On the other hand, a motor-cycle race near Salzburg in Austria was a deadly serious event. Crack-ups in this event were inevitable, all the same, some were certainly spectacular. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cars going round track. In Paris various shots of cars racing round track & crashing into other cars on purpose. Optical to Salzburg, Austria, various shots of motor cycle race, & many crashes in side road, spectators scatter.

Keywords

Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Motor racing; Motorcycling; Stunts; Accidents and disasters

Footage sources

France
Germany

Card file number

59027

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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