The Grand National (In Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1713A
Date Released
5 Apr 1962
Date submitted
Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Grand National (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: The National is a thriller. Anyone who’s been to Aintree knows that. For one thing, there is the thrill of losing or making money, and there’s a perfectly good prospect of doing either. Our pictures show typical scenes at Aintree before this year’s race, the richest on record, over twenty thousand pounds for the winner. Mrs Topham, the Queen of Aintree, was there, of-course. And Field Marshal Lord Harding, one of the distinguished guests. After an exciting race it was Kilmore, who came home first. What a magnificent win, and a second National win for the great rider, Fred Winter! Wyndburgh was second, and Mr What (once a winner) third. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Spectators. Crowd. Bookie. Ditto. Man and woman. Bookie. Man and woman. 2 bookies. Ditto. Horses in parade ring. Merryman. Jockeys mount. Horses in parade ring. Spectators. Horses. Field Marshal Lord Harding and friend. Horse up to start. Ditto. Ditto. Spectators. Man and woman horses by start. Woman pan start of race. Spectators. Race in progress. Ditto. Man with binoculars. Horse over Becher’s Brook. Race in progress. Horse over Canal Turn. Man. Race horse over fence. Race in progress. Ditto horse over fence. Man. Horse over water jump. Three people. Horse round corner - leader. Horse into country. Crowd. Horse over fence (17). Race in progress. Leaders Fredith’s Son. Fredith’s Son. Ditto same. Horse over. Same horse round Canal Turn. 5 spectators. Gay Navaree, Fredith’s Son same Gay Navaree in lead. Horse over last fence. Horse down last straight. Kilmore the winner.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
84140
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
611
Story extras:
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