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News in Brief: Horse Fair

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1346
Date Released
21 Mar 1955
Date submitted
15 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hospitals Clash
  2. 2News in Brief: Stratheden Lands Survivors
  3. 3News in Brief: Snow Queen
  4. 4News in Brief: Berlin Ice-Breaker
  5. 5News in Brief: The Conqueror
  6. 6News in Brief: Horse Fair
  7. 7The Political Scene
  8. 8Flashback to Yalta
  9. 9Mediterranean Manoeuvres
  10. *6th Round Replay - Newcastle V Huddersfield

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horse Fair. DESCRIPTION: Over 5,000 horses were on show at the International Horse Fair at Verona, in Italy, considered by many as the most important in Europe. SHOTLIST: KS A long string of horses. One huge cart-horse standing beside a very small pony. The little pony walks beneath the belly of the big one. The same two trotting round the ring. One pulling a big cart and the other a very small one. Final CUs of horse brokers clinching deals.
Keywords
Animals
Locations
Italy; Verona
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63092
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:

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