Down-Hill Riders

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1567A

Date Released

18 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Memorial to Pioneers
2. 2Mystery of the Air
3. 3Aquatic Antics
4. 4Down-Hill Riders
5. 5Royal Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Down Hill Riders. DESCRIPTION: Officially, this charge down a seventy-foot hill near Madrid is called a Cortadura. Spanish cavalry officers took part. For each one, a riding diploma depends on success. SHOTLIST: MS horsemen rides down steep slope (key). FS cavalry officers ride down steep hill. Longer same. Closer same. SS same - horse stumbles. SS rider topples down hill. Pan same. MS rider comes down hill. Closer officer shakes hands of rider.

Keywords

Education and training; Environment; Animals; Military

Locations

Madrid; Spain

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

77436

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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