Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ascot Gold Cup Won by Souverain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
942
Date Released
23 Jun 1947
Date submitted
20 Jun 1947
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ascot Gold Cup Day. DESCRIPTION: The Ladies Day fashions still had the touch of austerity about them, but hats being coupon free there was a great display. The Gold Cup was won easily by Souverain by four lengths from Chanteur. SHOTLIST: KS SV crowds in front of grandstand. MS grandstand crowds. Elevated shot of Royal procession (open landaus) passing through the Golden Gates. Elevated shot along course, crowds waving and cheering. SCU of open landau shows King in morning dress and top hat. Queen Elizabeth, Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Beaufort, the King shakes his hand as it appears to have gone dead, landau turns into Royal Enclosure. MS & SCU of types of ladies fashions in hats, dresses etc. MS officer in smart uniform, braid nearly everywhere, country unknown. Crowds in the paddock. MS & GV of totalisator. King and Queen walk through crowds to paddock. MS race board and jockeys board. MS Souverain No 6 in parade. MS Royal Box shows Gold Cup in front of same. Elevated shot of course. Captain Allison, the starter, climbs up the starter’s platform. MS of six horses and start of race. Scarlet Emperor takes lead. Passing grandstand first time round. Out in the country (Paul’s swing) Scarlet Emperor still leading, just before last bend Chanteur II takes lead from Scarlet Emperor. Elevated shot rounding last bend, followed by Pirette and Souverain. Elevated shot Souverain coming up and passing Chanteur II and then it cuts right in front of Chanteur II. Panning shot Souverain galloping on. Cut-in of Princess Margaret watching race. Souverain coming up to winning post, towards camera SV. Cut-in of Royal Box. Souverain galloping past winning post. Several shots of Royal Box with Royal Family conversing (silent) presumably about the race, Princess Elizabeth is pointing something out to her father. In second open landau are Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Gloucester etc.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Fashion and costume
Card file number
48717
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David Prosser
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
284
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Ascot Gold Cup Won by Souverain', British Movietone News Issue No. 942, 23 Jun 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14503 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)