Duchess of York Goes to Brooklands

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

5 Jul 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Duchess of York Goes to Brooklands
2. 2Graf Zeppelin Drops in for Short Stay
3. 3Thames Barge Race is Unusual Sight
4. 4Republicans Favour Prohibition Repeal

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of York Goes to Brooklands. DESCRIPTION: Gracious lady in Company of her royal husband pays first visit to track for Guy’s Gala Meeting. SHOTLIST: Shot of Duchess of York walking by some racing cars at pits. Close shot of her speaking to a driver. D&D escorted onto small balcony. Close shot of various racing cars wheeled onto track. Long shot of cars racing. Elevated long shot of cars on track. Panning round. Close shot of taxis and private cars standing by track. Starting off and into distance. Obstacle race. D&D speaking on balcony.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Motor racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1888

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

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