The Derby

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1304A

Date Released

3 Jun 1954

Date submitted

Jun 1954

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby 1954. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s complete record of the famous Epsom classic. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV crowded stands and masses of people. Various shots of Tic-tack men, bookies. Stands and crowds. Royal cars up course. Queen and Duke arrive welcomed by Lord Rosebery, Sir Humphrey de Trafford and Lord Derby. Queen and Duke wait for the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret to arrive. GV Royal Standard flying. Royalty walk to paddock, talk to Willie Snaith. #Princess Alexandra in paddock with Royalty. Various shots of royal box. Churchill also in box. SCU Queen, GV Queen and Queen Mother sitting looking through glasses. GV board for runners. Start of race. Various shots of race. Cut ins. Royal box. ‘Never Say Die’ wins from ‘Arabian Nights’ and ‘Darius’. Other names of horses ‘Rowston Manor’, ‘Blue Sail’, ‘Moonlight Express’, ‘Alpenhorn’, ‘Ferriol’, ‘Landau L’Avengro’, ‘Blue Rod’, ‘Elopement’. ‘Never Say Die’ end with Lester Piggott up (18 years). GV led in. Shot of bookie paying out five pounds notes. CU horse’s head to finish.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Politics and government; Economics; Business and commerce; Youth

Locations

Epsom

Card file number

61139

Credits:

Camera: G. Sheridan
Camera: George Richardson
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: James Humphries
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Montague G. Benson
Camera: Peter Brown
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

395

Story extras:

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