News in Brief: Rac Rally

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1397

Date Released

12 Mar 1956

Date submitted

8 Mar 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pat Smythe Still Winning
2. 2News in Brief: Rac Rally
3. 3News in Brief: Lorry Trials
4. 4News in Brief: Chess Master
5. 5News in Brief: Italian Red Revolt
6. 6War Secretary with Paratroops
7. 7Maritime Affairs: Russian Visitors
8. 8Maritime Affairs: US Sixth Fleet
9. 9Maritime Affairs: The Sleeping Beauty
10. 10Maritime Affairs: Safe Home
11. 11Weather Report - Flooded Continent
12. 12Weather Report - Poland Freeze

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 12

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAC Rally. DESCRIPTION: Blackpool - one of the two starting points in the RAC Rally. There were two hundred and twelve entries and a road circuit of 2,000 miles. SHOTLIST: Start, cars reversing various. Ford Anglia. Fairthorpe which was driven by Air Vice Marshal Pathfinder Bennett.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Military

Locations

Blackpool

Card file number

66215

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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