Plane Races Cars in Alps

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

54A

Date Released

9 Feb 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Nautch Girl Makes at Big Hit
2. 2Battersea Power Station Arises
3. 3No Legal Delays in Abyssinia
4. 4Plane Races Cars in Alps

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plane Races Cars in Alps. DESCRIPTION: Roadsters matched with motor cycles are timed by aviator at Eibsee. SHOTLIST: Start of race. Racing cars past camera then motor cycles. The aircraft takes off. Elevated shots of the race. Car slithers into camera in rush of snow. Aircraft low overhead.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Weather; Aviation; Landforms

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1056A

Story extras:

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