British Motor Cycle Win

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1511

Date Released

19 May 1958

Date submitted

15 May 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1State Reception
2. 2British Motor Cycle Win
3. 3Picture of a Star
4. 4Society Wedding
5. 5Sir Vivian Fuchs
6. 6Wot! No Gravity
7. 7The French Crisis

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Motor Cycle Win. DESCRIPTION: The International Rhine Cup race took place on the Hockenheim Ring near Heidelberg. The British ace, Geoff Duke, was hard pressed, by Ernst Hiller, of Germany, but was first. It was a fine British win, and the laurels, for Geoff Duke. SHOTLIST: MS start of race. Closer shot motor cycles. MS same speed past camera. MS taking bend. Same. MS Duke (No 1) passes. MS motor cyclist crashes. CU same. MS Duke passes camera. Same. BS same. MS Duke (winner) flagged. MS Duke with laurels. CU same.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Germany

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

73753

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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