Romanies Go Rich

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1620

Date Released

20 Jun 1960

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Romanies Go Rich. DESCRIPTION: A well-to-do race goer fulfilled a promise to a couple of gypsy boys, Billy Karey and Tony Smith, who live at a camp near Iver in Bucks. He took these Romany kids to Ascot. But before they mingled with the fashionable world, they went to the outfitters with their donor, and were just in time to see Her Majesty. the Romanies have gone rich, and these boys aimed to get rich too. So, they placed a wager and, they won! SHOTLIST: MLS car. MS two boys come out of gypsy hut. MS boys meeting visitor. MS dog barking. MS visitor talks to gypsy woman. CU gypsy woman. CU the 2 gypsy boys. CU gypsy woman. SCU boys run to car. MS same. MS dog. SLS car drives off. Slip pan SLS interior boys enter outfitters. SLS boys leave. MS boys. Slip pan SLS boys cross road. GV Ascot race course. LS boys walking through crowds. CU boys. LS Queen and Duke ride past in carriage. LS boys walk through crowds. CU boys with fortune teller. CU crystal ball and race card. CU boys. SLS boys talk to bookie. MS same. LS race. Boys. LS race. LS boys share money. CU same (2).

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Ethnic groups; Gambling; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Children; Shops and shopping; Social welfare; Animals

Locations

England

Card file number

80333

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

146

Story extras:

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