The Coronation Derby

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1253
Date Released
8 Jun 1953
Date submitted
6 Jun 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Coronation Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Coronation Derby. (Gordon Richards Wins on Pinza). DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s complete story of Epsom’s great classic race. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Horses racing round Tattenham corner, swing-shot. Various shots of crowds outside Epsom railway station, crowds flock to race course. GV racecourse. Crowd shots. Drive along course by Queen & Duke of Edinburgh. Queen received by Lord Rosebery. Queen Elizabeth-Queen Mother alights followed by Princess Margaret. Also present Princess Royal. Duke of Gloucester. GV paddock. Queen & Lord Rosebery walk to paddock. Queen shakes hands with jockey Carr, also Gordon Richards, Duke shakes him by the hand. Parade - Aurole No 1 parades. No 23 Pinza parades. Horses out of paddock, back view. Aurole little excited. Pinza parades. Cut-in royal box Queen, Princess Margaret leans chin on rails. Horses at start. Start of race. Swing shot. Horses round Tattenham Corner, Shikampur in lead, Pinza overtaking, only two in picture. Pinza out by himself & passing post. Led in, various shots of same. Richards dismounts in winner’s enclosure. Richards in royal box chats (silent) with Queen & Duke who both shake his hand. Richards on Pinza coming in, shows close-ups of Richards appears rather touched (emotional). As Pinza past winning post Queen jumps up & down, & waves her hands.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Economics; Railways; Business and commerce; Scenery and travel
Locations
Epsom; Surrey
Footage sources
Pathe Rota
Card file number
59216
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Hilton Craig
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Samuelson
Camera
William G. Carrington
Length of story (in feet)
593
Story extras:
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