Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - Troops Speedway Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
921
Date Released
27 Jan 1947
Date submitted
23 Jan 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Palestine Army Speedway. DESCRIPTION: The Lincolnshire Regiment have built a Speedway Track in the desert and stage a race meeting. SHOTLIST: KS LIBRARY - Elevated GV of Tel Aviv. GVs of army lorries arriving at speedway, driven across desert. Various shots of army men speeding round track, shot of start. Cut-ins of spectators, including shot of soldiers standing watching, their rifles and small arms laying at their feet. The improvised track was made by the Lincolnshire Regiment. Brigadier Davies handing out small silver cups to the winners, several shots.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Motorcycling; Military
Locations
Jericho
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
48076
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
68
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - Troops Speedway Racing', British Movietone News Issue No. 921, 27 Jan 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14281 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)