The Grand National

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1504
Date Released
31 Mar 1958
Date submitted
29 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Highlights of the State Visit
  2. 2The Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National - 1958. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s record of the great Steeplechase, run at Aintree. SHOTLIST: GV Aintree. Closer crowd. CU race card. GV parade ring. Closer same. CU Goosander. MS Sentina. MS Mr What. CU man looking through binoculars. CU 2 girls in macs. CU bookie. MS tic-tack man. MS crowd. MS woman looking through binoculars. MS horses lined up at start. MS starter. MS start of race. Swing shot over 3 jumps. Remote control camera to Becher’s Brook. Swing shot. MS Canal Turn jump. Remote control Valentines. Slow motion over Valentines. Tracking shot Goosander and Athenian lead. MS over jump. GV over water jump. Tracking shot Goosander and Mr What in lead. Slow motion at Becher’s Brook - Pippykin and Sydney Jones fall. Tracking shot of Mr What. Swing shot Mr What. Last fence Mr What stumbles. GV Mr What in finishing straight. Closer passing post. HA Mr What led in. Closer. MS crowd. CU Mr What. MS same. MS Mr What being patted. CU Mr What steaming.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Children; Newsreels
Locations
Aintree; England
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Movietone
Pathe
Card file number
73276
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
489
Story extras:
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