Silverstone Racing

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1561A

Date Released

7 May 1959

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Silverstone Trophy. DESCRIPTION: They were preparing for the International Trophy at Silverstone, a foretaste of the Grand Prix season: fast cars and the folk who drive them. Number 3 was the winner: the Cooper, driven by Jack Brabham, Salvadori (Aston Martin) finished second and Flockhart (BRM) took third place. SHOTLIST: Pit scenes (key). MS fuelling cars. High angle racing car (No 7). Closer same - mechanic at work. CU same. MS fuelling another car. FS same. CU Maria Teresa di Filippis. Same - gets into car. CU Stirling Moss. CU Roy Salvadori. CU Jack Brabham. MS Tony Brooks in a Ferrari. FS Duke of Kent with camera. Another angle same. LS start - cars pass camera. Pan race. Another same. Longer shot same. Closer same. Pan race. Cars pass camera (4). CU pan same (4). Pan No 3 Jack Brabham in a Cooper. Winner No 3 flagged home. MS winner receives kiss.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Locations

England; Silverstone

Card file number

77085

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

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