Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin (by courtesy of the BBC): High Steppers in Trotting Classic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
744A
Date Released
9 Sep 1943
Date submitted
1943
Date submitted
6 Sep 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin (by courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Steppers in Trotting Classic ‘Hambletonian’. DESCRIPTION: The famous American trotting race called the "Hambletonian" took place despite the war. SHOTLIST: Shots of spectators. Various shots of the races. One section is in slow motion. CU of the winning horse - ‘Volo Song’ and at the controls is seventy-year-old Ben White.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Older people; Newsreels
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
43977
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin (by courtesy of the BBC): High Steppers in Trotting Classic', British Movietone News Issue No. 744A, 9 Sep 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12827 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)