Sunless Skies Fail to Dispirit Ascot

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

210A

Date Released

15 Jun 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Economic Conference
2. 2NSC Tournament Reaches Epic Climax
3. 3Sunless Skies Fail to Dispirit Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sunless Skies Fail to Dispirit Ascot. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties abandon State Drive on first day, but beauty and fashion scintillate as usual. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of the course with crowds. Royal Standard flying from grandstand. Camera pans from Standard to crowds in stand below. Close shot of Royal box with flowers around same. King and Queen in same. Elevated shot of the crowd with the women wearing fashions. Various shots of the crowd, in the enclosures. Close shots of women wearing various fashions. Lame man selling sporting paper to Scots soldiers in kilts. Elevated shot of crowds. Long pan shot along stands with crowds in same. Close shot of Queen Mary with Prince of Wales and Duke of York in Royal Box. Shot of the starter mounting rostrum and close shot of the start. Camera follows horses. Horses past camera round bend. Elevated shot of the race. Close shot of the Queen looking through glasses. Race shot, elevated. Shot of the finish. Horses past camera. Close shot of the King and Queen.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Fashion and costume; Disabled persons

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2443

Length of story (in feet)

162

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