Motor-Cycle Crack Up in Canada

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1258

Date Released

13 Jul 1953

Date submitted

9 Jul 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1French President Inaugurates Giant Dam
2. 2Japan’s Worst Flood
3. 3Motor-Cycle Crack Up in Canada
4. 4Film Stars Honoured
5. 5Rain Mars Manchester Test
6. 6Stunt Man Flirts with Death
7. *Royal Visit to South Wales

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor-Cycle Crack Up. DESCRIPTION: Powerful motor-cycles on a wet asphalt track are bound to lead to trouble, and so it was in Ontario, recently, when one little skid led to a ‘big heap’ of trouble. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cycles racing. Various shots of race including triple crash. Injured being carried off.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Liverpool, Cardiff or South Wales.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motorcycling; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Canada; Ontario

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

59376

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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