First Time Lucky

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1672

Date Released

19 Jun 1961

Date submitted

15 Jun 1961

Stories in this Issue:

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Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Time Lucky. DESCRIPTION: Among competitors in the Junior International TT were Hocking of Southern Rhodesia, McIntyre, a previous winner, and Hailwood. Soon they were hitting it up on this 226-mile in the Isle of Man. No 15, Phil Read, a 22-year-old Luton rider, was the winner, with Hocking second. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV riders and machines on starting grid. CU Hocking. Pan to bike No 6. CU McIntyre. Pan to bike No 9. CU Hailwood. Pan to bike No 7. GV start. LS race. GV race (x7). GV to LS same. MS Hailwood passes. GV same. LS race. LS race. GV Hailwood passes. MLS Hailwood passes. GV race. LS race. MS Read No 15 finishes. CU crowd. CU same. The winning bike is a Norton.

Keywords

Sport; Motorcycling

Locations

Isle of Man

Card file number

82674

Credits:

Camera: James Humphries
Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

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