Midnight Steeplechasing

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2252A

Date Released

3 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Police Horse Show
2. 2Mintoff Visit
3. 3BOAC Concorde Signing
4. 4Grass Skiing
5. 5Stunt Jumping
6. 6Midnight Steeplechasing
7. 7Disney on Parade

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Midnight Steeplechasing. DESCRIPTION: Started many years ago when heavy wagers were put on horse, midnight steeplechasing was all the rage, across hill and over dale, across road and ditch. Today it’s done in floodlit arenas, rather tame in comparison. SHOTLIST: 2 steeplechase jockeys getting into bed in middle of arena at midnight. GV pan 3 double beds with jockeys in them. SV 2 jockeys sitting up in bed. SCU 2 more ready to jump out of bed. SV at the ready. CU pan 2 jockeys jump out of bed and run to horses. SV jockeys mounting. SV jockeys and horses over jumps. CU over another jump. SV pan over another jump they dismount and run back to their beds. SV pan 2 more jockeys running to their beds.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Essex

Card file number

98345

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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