Drivers Race Around Streets of Douglas

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

261

Date Released

4 Jun 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Endeavour Scores Win in First Race
2. 2Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is speech on disarmament question by Sir John Simon at Geneva Conference
3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Athens - Greek athletic contests
4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Bucharest - Crown-Prince at school
5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Oklahoma - Checking oil well fires
6. 6Drivers Race Around Streets of Douglas
7. 7Old Masters Revive Cricket Memories

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Isle of Man Race. DESCRIPTION: Norman Black is winner of famous Mannin Beg in Isle of Man, averaging 77.99 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: Shots of the cars racing round the streets and one passing camera. The winner going up hill. Shot of Norman Black speaking.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2941

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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