Learning on ScreenChampion Driver
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Champion Driver. DESCRIPTION: The Morocco Grand Prix at Casablanca was to be a duel between Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari No 6) and Stirling Moss (Vanwall No 8) for the World Championship. Stirling Moss was the winner of the Grand Prix with Hawthorn in second place. And here is a preview of the new cars for 1959, shortly to be seen at Earls Court, London. SHOTLIST: MS cars are wheeled out. MS cars at starting line. MS Hawthorn. CU same. CU Moss. MS Moss’ car (Vanwall No 8) in pits. CU same. MS Hawthorn and Moss. GV start. TS car passes under camera. MS crowd with car passing. MS crowd. MS Hawthorn passes. MS Moss passes. CU cars pass. TS same. CU No 8 in pits after race. CU Moss after race slip pan to GV Motor Show. MS Rolls Royce. CU dash board - finger presses’ Hood Raise’ button. MS hood comes up. MS Rover. CU new grill. MS cut away model MG. CU disc brake. MS Jaguar. CU wheel. CU Disc brake. Same. MS gold Austin Healey. Same. MS opening door - girl asleep inside. MS washing in boot. CU looks in mirror. MS grill. MS girl at wheel.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Scotland.
- Keywords
- Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- London; Casablanca
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 75298
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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