The Grand National - in Cinemascope

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1816
Date Released
23 Mar 1964
Date Other
Apr 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Grand National - in Cinemascope

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National (Cinemascope). DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show all the highlights of the World’s Greatest Steeplechase, run at Aintree. SHOTLIST: BMN Main Title - story title The Grand National. LAS train travelling along line. LS Liver Building and ferries pass in foreground. CU helmsman on bridge of ferry. CU wheel. CU ferry. GV people off ferry. GV Liverpool docks. LS same. ES same. LAS Liver Building. CU same. CU Liver Bird on building. CU Liver Building and pan to GV surrounding buildings to Mersey Tunnel. GV pan traffic jam at tunnel entrance. GV toll gate. CU same. LS travelling through tunnel. CU train entering station. CU sign in carriage Tote Investor Special. GV people off train. CU same. MCU same. GV hot dog stand. CU man looking at paper. CU woman selling heather. GV people enter race course. GV same. CU couple looking at programme. CU two women. GV track’s entrance. CU man with poster. CU car in park. GV tote owner. CU handing out betting slips. CU tote owner (4 shots). CU tic-tack man. GV crowds around tote. GV horses parade in saddling enclosure. CU zoom out Kilmore parading. ES Team Spirit parading. ES Time parading. ES Pappageno’s Cottage parading. ES Purple Silk. MS Ayala. CU Mr Raymond (Teazy-Weazy). MS horse leave enclosure. GV horses parade along course. ES crowd. LS horses parade along course. CU crowd. GV same. CU same. GV horses assemble at start. CU punters with binoculars. GV horses assemble at start. CU punter with binoculars. GV pan start of race. CU punter with binoculars. GV trucking mass horses over jump No 1, jump No 2 and No 3. MS trucking - horses over jump No 5. GV horses of Becher’s Brook (first time). MS trucking - horses over fence No 7 - Canal Turn. GV same over Canal Turn. MS trucking - same over Valentines Brook. GV trucking horses approaching. GV horses over fence No 14. ES same over water fence No 16. GV same round bend into second circuit. MS trucking Peace Town over 18th and 19th fence - pan away to field over 20th and 21st fence. GV horses over Becher’s Brook (2nd time). MS trucking - Peace Town leading field. GV horses over Canal Turn (second time). MS trucking - same over Valentines. GV same over last jump. GV pan - horses along last straight - Team Spirit beats Purple Silk at post. GV people running to enclosure. CU winner Team Spirit into enclosure. GV people running. MS Winning jockey GW Robinson dismounts. GV crowds. CU sash over horse’s head. End Title.
Local distribution only
Also Special B&W version (212 ft) plus B&W End Title.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Buildings and structures; Railways; Fashion and costume
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
88044
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
789
Story extras:
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