Hazards of the Track

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1566
Date Released
8 Jun 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Atlantic Congress
  2. 2For Peaceful Purposes
  3. 3Kew Gardens Celebrate
  4. 4More Trade with Russia
  5. 5Hazards of the Track
  6. 6A Sultan Enthroned

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hazards of the Track. DESCRIPTION: It’s a five-hundred-mile race for a big prize, but the hazards of the track are just as big. Here is a typical reason why: this driver was out of control in a spectacular skid. And it nearly brought disaster to the cars behind him. But luck was on their side, no lives lost! SHOTLIST: High angle race (key). GV pan race. Same - car goes into skid and narrowly missed by other cars. Pan race. Same car skids and crashes. Same. Pan race. Pan cars crash into one another. Car upside down.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
77351
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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