Learning on ScreenThe Grand National
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- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National. DESCRIPTION: The World famous Grand National, a feature of British Sporting Life since 1837, and recently under threat of losing its course, is once again run at AintreeFirst past the post was ‘Rag Trade’, closely followed by the twice winner and favourite ‘Red Rum’. SHOTLIST: CU race card which is opened to the Grand National page. GV stands full of people. MS ditto. MCU man wearing hat with Ladbroke’s Grand National round the band. He turns his head. MLS race board. MCU trophy for the Grand National presented by the News of the World. GV horses in the paddock with No 23 "Colondine" jockey B Forsey in foreground with No 2 "The Dikler" jockey R Barry just behind him. These two followed by No 3 "Glanford Brigg" jockey M Blackshaw and No 24 "Huperade" jockey J Carden (all without jockeys). MS No 16 "Prolan" jockey M Morris going past cameras (without jockey). MS No 36 "Boom Docker" jockey J Williams going past camera (without jockey). MS crowd. MS No 4 "Money Market" jockey R Champion going past camera. MS jockey in fur coat walking out to No 7 "Highway View" jockey P Black. MS No 1 "Red Rum" jockey T Stack, waiting for jockey to arrive. MS No 23 "Colondine" being mounted by jockey B Forsey. MS No 6 "Rag Trade" with jockey J Burke already mounted. GV paddock with horses in it. MS No 12 "Barona" with jockey P Kellaway already mounted going round paddock. Zoom in. MS No 1 "Red Rum" with jockey mounted. Pull back. MCU pan jockey the Duke of Alburquerque on No 22 "Nero". MS ditto. MS No 36 "Boom Docker" jockey J Williams mounted going past pan. MS bookie signalling. GV stand which is crowded. MS two more bookies signalling. MS No 1 "Red Rum" followed by No 2 "The Dikler" being paraded up the track. MS man with binoculars watching. MS No 6 "Rag Trade" being paraded. MS crowd watching. MS No 11 "Eyecatcher" jockey B Fletcher followed by No 12 "Barona". MS No 16 "Prolan" being paraded up track. MS No 26 "Spanish Steps" jockey J King being paraded up track. GV horse on parade. MCU man using binoculars. CU binoculars. MS horses getting ready on line, pan round. MS starter on stand, he presses start at 180’ race starts. LS horse leaving the start. Zoom in. MS horses going past camera. LS horses going away from camera. MLS tracking shot with horses as they go over fence No 1 at 202’, No 2 at 220’, No 3 at 237’. MS tracking shot horses going over fence No 4 at 246’. MS tracking as horse comes up to fence No 5 which is jumped at 260’. MLS looking down track as horses approach fence No 6 Becher’s Brook. They jump it at 227’, at this fence "Glanford Brigg", "Tregarron" and "Tudor View" all fell. Zoom in to see fallen riders. MS tracking as horses come up to fence No 7, they jump it at 297’. MLS as horses come round and jump fence No 8 at 325’ and round The Canal Turn. MLS tracking as they come up to fence No 9 Valentine’s Brook and jump it at 342’. CU camera on ground below hedge as horses land. MS tracking as horses come up to fence No 10 which they jump at 353’. MS tracking as they come up to fence No 11 which they jump at 369’. MLS as horses come up to fence No 14. Pull back as they jump at 400’. LS as they come up to fence No 15 The Chair fence which they jump at 416’ and they go onto fence No 16 The Water Jump, they jump at 438’. MS people encouraging the horses on. MS horses coming round corner to start second lap of the course. MS tracking as horses come up to jump No 17, they jump at 462’. MLS tracking as they approach jump No 18 which they jump at 471’. MS tracking as they come up to jump No 19 which they jump at 484’. MLS tracking as they come to jump No 20 which they jump at 498’. MCU tracking pan to see No 1 "Red Rum" in middle of pack as they approach jump No 21 which they jump at 512’. Pan to the back of the pack. LS as they approach jump No 22 Becher’s Brook which they jump at 522’ but a jockey falls off and is hurt. Zoom in to see the jockey being helped by a policeman. MS tracking as horses approach jump No 23 they jump at 548’. MLS as horses come towards jump No 24 at The Canal Turn, they jump at 504’ and go round past camera. MLS tracking as horses come towards jump No 25. MS as they jump fence No 25 track with them. MS tracking as they come up to Jump No 26 which they jump at 606’. GV as they approach the final fence No 30. MS No 1 "Red Rum" jumps first, followed by "Eyecatcher" second and third "Rag Trade". MLS as "Red Rum", "Eyecatcher" and "Rag Trade" come into the final straight at the post "Rag Trade" passes first at 661’ followed by "Red Rum" at 662’, third was "Eyecatcher" at 665’ and fourth the favourite "Barona" at 667’. MS "Rag Trade" going through the crowd of congratulators pan with jockey J Burke. MS as they are at winners position and the jockey dismounts. MCU jockey taking saddle off. MS crowd watching. MS "Rag Trade" is turned to face the cameras. Stock Shots - Crowds and types looking through binoculars. Selected scenes. 100’ E/C Neg.
- Keywords
- Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Mass media; Aristocracy; Economics; Business and commerce
- Locations
- Aintree
- Card file number
- 76/62
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Pat Whitaker
- Camera
- Reginald William Smith
- Camera
- Ronald E. Collins
- Length of story (in feet)
- 677
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