The Derby 1950

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2008

Date Released

29 May 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ammunition Blast Rocks Town
2. 2Jean Simmons and Richard Todd Get "British Oscars"
3. 3Birthday Greetings to Our Beloved Queen
4. 4The Derby 1950
5. *General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Million crowd Epsom Downs where dramatic failure of Prince Simon makes biggest racing news for many years. French-owned Galcador gives Monsieur Boussac double victory following Oaks win two days before.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing

Library number

18670

Length of story (in feet)

355

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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