Grand National Preview

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1501A

Date Released

13 Mar 1958

Date submitted

5 Mar 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Car of the Future?
2. 2Camera Aces
3. 3On Leave
4. 4The Italian Mode
5. 5Old German Customs
6. 6Two Seals in the Fountain
7. 7Wot! No Brush
8. 8Grand National Preview

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand National Preview. DESCRIPTION: A string of ‘chasers out for exercise, in Ireland. And watching them go by, Mrs Topham of Aintree, with Mr McGrath (the famous Irish trainer). At Tom Taaf’s Rathcoole stable, the lady who stages the great race, has a look at Mr What. Another horse seen there was Pippykin, trained by Mr Whiston at Market Drayton. Glorious Twelfth seen at Renton stable, also GoosanderTHE PICTURES OF THE GRAND NATIONAL CAN ONLY BE SEEN ON YOUR CINEMA SCREEN. SHOTLIST: MS string of horses exercising. MS Mrs Topham & Mr McGrath. MS horse trotting. MS Mrs Topham and Mr McGrath watching. MS horse led from stable. MS Mrs Topham. LS Mrs Topham looks at ‘Mr What’. ‘Pippykin’ led from stable. CU horse. LS horses galloping. ‘Glorious Twelfth’ led from stables. CU horses. LS ‘Goosander’ galloping. CU same.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Economics; Business and commerce

Locations

Republic of Ireland; England

Footage sources

Gaumont British

Card file number

72935

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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