Essence of Speed
Series
- Series Name
- Daily Sketch Topical Budget
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- [1ST SUBTITLE]: "Wonderful pictures of the ‘Long Dogs’ at Avon Valley meeting." Greyhounds in close-up and chasing a hare across a field. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "A dog’s life". Further coursing scenes.
- Keywords
- Sport; Dog racing; Dogs; Animals
- Credits:
-
- Camera
- Frank W. Purnell
- Camera
- John Hutchins
- Length of story (in feet)
- 82
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Fax
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- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'Essence of Speed', Daily Sketch Topical Budget Issue No. 593-2, 8 Jan 1923. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/128838 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)