The Derby

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1617A

Date Released

2 Jun 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Oak Apple Day
2. 2Veteran Bikes
3. 3New Bridge for Old
4. 4The Derby

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Derby (Eastman Colour). DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show all the highlights of the great classic race held on Epsom Downs, this time in colour! SHOTLIST: GV Epsom Grand and crowds. GV fairground inside race track. LS Big Wheel. MS plane roundabout. LAS Big Wheel. CU fairground worker. MS the end of the helter-skelter. MS chair type swing. MS aeroplane roundabout. MS bottom of the Big Wheel. MS chair swing. CU sign ‘Jellied Eels’. CU same being ladled onto plate. CU same on newspaper. CU sign ‘Served all Day’. CU small boy eating fish and chips. CU another boy eating candy floss. MLS looking along tiers of grandstand. CU Queen. MS Queen looking at television set. LS people in morning suits. CU woman in hat (6). CU Prince Monolulu. GV paddock. LS Queen with officials. LS Queen Mother with officials. LS ‘St Paddy’ (zoom out) of paddock. LS ‘Angers’. SCU ‘Picturegoer’. LS jockeys enter paddock. LS jockeys. LS jockey mounting. MS jockey mounting No 18. LS jockey mounting No 12. GV horses going up to start. HAS same. CU gypsy fortune teller. CU crystal ball in gypsy’s palm. CU woman with field glasses. CU another. GV starting gate. LAS the Starter (Alec Marsh) mounts platform. GV horses lined up for the off. MS Starter pulls lever. LS start (pan) race begins. Head on shot - horses racing. GV horses round Tattenham Corner. LS end of the straight ‘St Paddy’ first past the post. MS Queen Mother applauding. MS the Queen and Queen Mother. CU Lester Piggott on ‘St Paddy’. LS same led into paddock. CU Sir Victor Sassoon pats St Paddy.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Ethnic groups; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Children; Economics; Business and commerce

Locations

Epsom; England

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

80255

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

308

Story extras:

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