The Sporting Scene: Motor Racing

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1363A

Date Released

21 Jul 1955

Date submitted

18 Jul 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Summit Conference
2. 2The Sporting Scene: Athletics
3. 3The Sporting Scene: Dempsey V Tunney Again
4. 4The Sporting Scene: Motor Racing
5. 5Mrs Sispera Home
6. 6King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
7. *Alsatian Dog Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Section Title

The Sporting Scene

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stirling Moss Wins British Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: At Aintree, Stirling Moss realised a personal ambition by being the first Briton to win the British Grand Prix. He was driving a Mercedes. SHOTLIST: CU of car being pushed. Various shots of cars having last minute adjustments. GV grandstand and crowd. CU of Stirling Moss. Mr Neubauer (German team manager) talking to Juan Fangio. Mike Hawthorn receiving instructions. GV of the start of the race. Flagging in the cars. Mrs Topham kisses Moss. CU of Moss with trophy. Mike Hawthorn - Ferrari.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Liverpool; Aintree

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

64079

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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