The Grand National

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1347
Date Released
28 Mar 1955
Date submitted
26 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Varsity Boat Race
  2. 2SS Venus Refloated
  3. 3The Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1955 Grand National. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s record of the World’s most famous Steeplechase, run at Aintree. SHOTLIST: The crowds arriving in the rain. The arrival of the Royals by closed car. CU the trophies. Jockeys at weigh-in. Shots in the paddock - some of the runners. M’As Tu Vu, Queen Mother’s horse featured here. Jockeys mount. Wild Wisdom giving trouble. The start of the race. All jumps covered some by slow motion cameras. Victory by Quare Times and CU horse and rider coming in.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Card file number
63156
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
William Baglin
Length of story (in feet)
497
Story extras:
Film clip

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