Jack Dunfee Wins 500 Mile Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

122

Date Released

5 Oct 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kind Hearts Beat in Gay Vienna
2. 2Tarleton Gains Featherweight Title
3. 3New Air Monster Soars in Heavens
4. 4GPO Flying Squad Takes to the Road
5. 5Passing of a Great British Sportsman
6. 6Jack Dunfee Wins 500 Mile Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jack Dunfee Wins 500 Mile Race. DESCRIPTION: With a speed of 118 mph. Bentley driver breaks record for classic at Brooklands. SHOTLIST: Start of race. Cars towards camera. On track round ends. Start of the second batch. Flag lowered for start. Close shots of cars round bend. Aerial shots of the racing. Close shot of car racing past camera. Good shots of wheel only racing past. (Unusual shot of this). Various aerial and close shots of the racing. One shot taken as from driver’s view. Dunfee in No 46 racing towards camera. Two women make remarks as they watch. Dunfee winning. Dunfee seated on car speaks. Crowd cheer.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing

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Movietone

Card file number

1444

Length of story (in feet)

129

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