Racing: Described by Alan Howland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
407
Date Released
22 Mar 1937
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Boxing
  2. 2Athletics: Description by HM Abrahams
  3. 3Racing: Described by Alan Howland

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand National Steeplechase 1937. DESCRIPTION: The Grand National Steeplechase is watched by the King and Queen. The winner is ‘Royal Mail’. SHOTLIST: Map of the course. Royal car to camera. King and Queen alight. Elevated shot of the K&Q in box and also in the paddock. Horses being paraded. Shots of ‘Royal Mail’ and "Golden Miller" amongst them. K&Q walk through crowd. Royal Standard flies. Shots of the start, the race and falls. Becher’s Brook taken in slow motion. ‘Golden Miller’ refuses to jump. K&Q watch race through glasses. Racing. Slow motion jumping. Shot of the finish. ‘Royal Mail’ wins. Led in.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Newsreels
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5247
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
297
Story extras:
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