Grand National: Meet the Gees, Take Your Pick

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2300

Date Released

16 Mar 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bomber Outrage: Six Killed
2. 2To Fight Mau Mau. Brigade by Air to Reinforce Kenya Troops
3. 3Reports in Brief
4. 4Reports in Brief
5. 5Reports in Brief
6. 6Students Fight Reds in Riot over Trieste
7. 7Grand National: Meet the Gees, Take Your Pick

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

Paramount survey of Aintree prospects show course being prepared under eye of Mrs Topham and then takes in leading stables, where fancied horses are completing training.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Newsreels

Locations

Liverpool; Aintree

Footage sources

British Movietone News

Library number

21128

Credits:

Camera

George Fleishchmann

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

171

Story extras:

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