New Steeplechase Course

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2519

Date Released

11 Sep 1977

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Steeplechase Playground. DESCRIPTION: A new attraction has been added to the Pleasure Beach at Blackpool, a Mechanical Steeplechase Course. At the opening were three times Grand National winner ‘Red Rum’ and pilots from the Red Arrows Aerobatic Team. SHOTLIST: MS Red Rum out of box and into crowd. MS Red Rum. MS sign ‘Steeplechase’. MS Red Rum. MCU Red Rum pan to members of Red Arrows Aerobatic Team. MS ditto. MS men looking at Red Arrows. MS woman’s legs. MS men mount dummy horses on track. CU dummy horse’s head. MS horses start race. MS horses up hill. MS horses round track. MS ditto. MS horses on hilly track. MS Red Arrows down hill on horses. LS horses up hill. MS pan on top of hill. MS men along track.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Aviation; Military

Locations

Blackpool

Card file number

77/161A

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

177

Story extras:

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