Learning on ScreenBelgium’s 24 Hours
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Belgium’s 24 Hours. DESCRIPTION: At Francorchamps in Belgium fifty four saloon cars entered for the Twenty Four Hour Race. Their sizes varied from Minis to big Mercedes. The Belgians coasted in comfortable winners, after averaging over a hundred and two for the 24 hours. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV start of race. GV car No 100 Eugen Bohringer (Germany). MLS pan same. MLS pan car No 204 Aaltonen (Finland). MCU pan same. GV pan mass of cars. BS same. MS pan car No 102 (Mercedes) round corner. GV mass cars (night shot). MCU man and woman sleeping in car. MCU man combing his hair. TS car No 204 into pits. GV pan 3 cars round bend. MS same. MS car No 204 out of pits. MLS pan car No 102 driven by Belgians Robert Grevits and Gustave Gosselin (Mercedes). MLS pan car No 102 wins race. Also mentioned in the commentary are: Sir John Whitmore (Lotus Cortina).
- Keywords
- Sport; Motor racing
- Locations
- Belgium; Francorchamps
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 88651
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 123
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