Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Final Touches to Aintree Course

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
929
Date Released
24 Mar 1947
Date submitted
21 Mar 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Preparing the National Course. DESCRIPTION: The final touches are being put to the course for the Grand National. SHOTLIST: KS Men clipping one of the jumps. GV of course as seen from grandstand. Men clipping jumps, digging trenches for telephone wires. Trimming Becher’s Brook and clearing ditch. Part of course flooded. National Fire Service firemen at work clearing water of course, hose runs from one part of course and lets water out on another part of course.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Card file number
48334
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Final Touches to Aintree Course', British Movietone News Issue No. 929, 24 Mar 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14360 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)