Royal Ascot Opens Under Blue Skies

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

158A

Date Released

16 Jun 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Navy Tests Methods against Submarines
2. 2Mr MacDonald Meets M Herriot in Paris
3. 3Polar Bears Find Their Fish Frozen
4. 4Movietone Reveals China’s Mystic City
5. 5Royal Ascot Opens Under Blue Skies

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Ascot. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties inaugurate flower of Britain’s race meetings by traditional drive down course. Sub.1. Ascot Stakes provides surprise dead-heat between "Son of Mist" and "Sandy Lashes". SHOTLIST: Shot of the course with the Royal Coach driving along same. Royal Standard flying. Shot of Royal Box. Crowd walk onto the course. Shot of the racing. Pan shot up the stands of the crowds. Shot of the race.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Gambling; Buildings and structures; Vehicles

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1857

Length of story (in feet)

96

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