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Variety on the Course

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1787A
Date Released
5 Sep 1963
Date submitted
2 Sep 1963
Date Other
Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Forth Bridge - Closing the Gap
  2. 2Rock Round the Clock
  3. 3Variety on the Course
  4. 4Enterprise Unlimited
  5. 5Up the Pole

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Variety on the Course. DESCRIPTION: First to Kembla Grange Race Club Australia, to see a horse racing a MAN! Gili - ridden by Ray Selkrig, was to compete with Ken Irvine, world professional sprint champion over a sixty yard dash. Gili wins in a fraction over five seconds. More variety at Sandown Park, a meeting held by the Variety Club with proceeds going to Cancer Research. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV crowd at Kembla Grange race track. MS same. MS jockey and horse. CU Ken Irvine (world professional sprint champion) weighs himself. TS crowds. MS Irvine starts sprint. MLS pan Gili with Ray Selkrig up gallops away. MS pan finish of race. MCU crowd. MS Gili and Ray Selkrig into paddock. MCU Selkrig and Irvine shake hands. GV crowds at Sandown Park. MS Billy Butlin. MS horses parade before race. MCU Joe Loss. CU Bernard Bresslaw. MCU Liz Fraser. CU Robert Beatty. CU programme. GV finish of race. MCU Kenneth More presents trophy. MCU Liz Taylor. CU Richard Burton. CU Liz Taylor. CU pressmen. MS Taylor and Burton through crowd.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Economics; Competitions; Business and commerce; Fundraising; Animals; Performing arts
Locations
Australia; Sandown Park; Surrey; Kembla Grange
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
87168
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:

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