Surtees’ Double

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1566A

Date Released

11 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Visit to Portsmouth
2. 2Princess Margaret in Lisbon
3. 3Surtees’ Double
4. 4Belgians Greet Paola
5. 5Cowherd’s Best Friend
6. 6Rubber Dump Fire
7. 7First Pictures of the Saucer
8. 8Moss Wins at Nurburgring

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:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

92

Story extras:

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