Learning on ScreenContinental Round About
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Continental Round About. DESCRIPTION: Sports round-up features German Gyro-wheel Champion, an attempt on the World Cycling Speed Record, the richest price in European horse racing, the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe and the six hour race for motor boats on the Seine. SHOTLIST: GV Alois Wekesser making an attempt at the German Gyro-wheel championship. MS ditto. MS Alois Wekesser restores his equilibrium after getting into a flat spin. MS ditto. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS Jose Meiffret about to attempt to beat his own World Cycling Speed Record. MCU ‘pace car’ moving at speed. MCU Jose Meiffret cycling behind the car. MS ditto. CU the car with Jose following close behind it pass. MCU Jose Meiffret behind car. GV the car with Jose behind it pass. GV pan the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe. Europe’s richest horse race starts and is won by Bon Mot. GV start of the annual six hour motor race. MS pan No 24 passes during race. MS pan No 71 passes during race. MS pan the winner No 80 passes during race. Pan ditto. MS No 80 crosses the line to win. MCU the winner Molinati and Scotti of Italy sitting on the boat.
- Keywords
- Sport; Horse racing; Ships and boats
- Locations
- France; Paris; Germany; Frankfurt am Main; River Seine
- Footage sources
- France
Germany
- Card file number
- 91655
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Huw Thomas
- Length of story (in feet)
- 170
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