Indianapolis Race Crashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1253A
Date Released
11 Jun 1953
Date submitted
Jun 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Indianapolis Race Crashes
  2. 2Rhodes Centenary Exhibition
  3. 3St Paul’s Thanksgiving Service
  4. 4Royal Opera Gala Visit
  5. *Isle of Man Tt Race

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Indianapolis Race. DESCRIPTION: Thirty-three daredevil drivers competed in the hair-raising motor-racing classic at Indianapolis. There was one crash after another in this 500 mile event, but the first survivor past the winning post took the prize of seventy-five thousand dollars. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of cars racing. Various crack-ups. CI of women watching race. Winner.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool or Manchester.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59212
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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