Surtees’ Double
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Surtees’ Double. DESCRIPTION: The Isle of Man and the annual gathering for the TT Number four, Geoff Duke on a Norton, and number five, John Surtees riding an MV Agusta in the Junior event. Well ahead of the field was John Surtees, who won the Junior TT for the second time running. In the Senior event, he was again riding an Italian Agusta, number four. But a high wind was a terrible hazard, and conditions were the worst ever. But in spite of driving rain, Surtees finished with another TT Double in the bag. SHOTLIST: MS rider prepares (key). MS rider giving bike finishing touches. CU another same. CU Geoff Duke on Norton (No 4). CU John Surtees (No 5). Pan same. Start of Junior event. FS bikes pass camera. BS same. Pan same. BS same. Pan - Surtees wins Junior TT. MS winner. GV crowds line stand. MS Surtees pan down to bike (No 4). Pan same starts. Pan same round bend. Pan bike passes camera (5). MS spectators with raincoats. MS Surtees rounds bend. Pan same passes camera. Surtees wins Senior TT. CU Surtees having hands warmed.
- Keywords
- Sport; Weather; Motorcycling
- Locations
- Isle of Man
- Card file number
- 77321
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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