Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Harringay - Tommy Farr beats Max Baer. Cheltenham - The National Hunt Steeplechase is won by ‘Hopeful Hero’

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

411

Date Released

19 Apr 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coronation: Described by Eric Dunstan
2. 2Reports: BP returns, the Chief Scout arrives back and speaks about the Scouts who will be selling Coronation programmes
3. 3Reports: Alaskan glacier comes to life
4. 4Reports: The most handsome children in France
5. 5Army
6. 6Names and News: Nuvolari
7. 7Names and News: Dr Schacht
8. 8Names and News: Sir Robert Brooke-Popham arrives in Kenya
9. 9Names and News: Bunny Austin with new racket
10. 10Names and News: Sitter Norton - new Pole Sitting Record
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Harringay - Tommy Farr beats Max Baer. Cheltenham - The National Hunt Steeplechase is won by ‘Hopeful Hero’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 11

Section Title

Sports: Reported by Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tommy Farr Beats Max Baer. National Hunt Steeplechase. SHOTLIST: Shots of the fight. Close shots etc. CU Farr and Baer after fight. Shots of horses parading. Crowd in stand. Start. Close shot of feet past camera. Shots of jumping and falling. Horses round rails. Close shots of the jumping. Other shots of the race, jumps and falls. Finish. Rider dismounts. CU winning horse "Hopeful Hero".

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5315

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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