Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: City Square Becomes Race-Track

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
938A
Date Released
29 May 1947
Date submitted
5 May 1947
Date submitted
27 May 1947
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: City Square Becomes Race Track. DESCRIPTION: The town of Siena is en fete for the annual Horse Race. SHOTLIST: KS GV Italians parade round square waving flags. Several shots of Italians in national dress flag waving etc. GV square of medieval period. Horses with jockeys mounted come into square. Various shots of them racing round crowded square, elevated GVs and into camera shots. Couple of jockeys fall off their horses. This is called the Palio di Siena.
Keywords
Horse racing; Customs and traditions
Locations
Siena
Footage sources
France
Card file number
48601
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: City Square Becomes Race-Track', British Movietone News Issue No. 938A, 29 May 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14457 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)