Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Time Racing - The Melbourne Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
602
Date Released
16 Dec 1940
Date submitted
9 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melbourne Cup, 1940. DESCRIPTION: Australia’s premier horse race is won by ‘Old Rowley’. SHOTLIST: The crowd throng the enclosure and many of them wear the uniforms of the three services. Although "Beau Vite" is the favourite the winner is "Old Rowley" from "Pandect" and "Dashing Cavalier".
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40121
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
129
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Time Racing - The Melbourne Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 602, 16 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11348 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)