Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sayajiro’s St Leger

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
954A
Date Released
18 Sep 1947
Date submitted
15 Sep 1947
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Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sayajirao’s St Leger. DESCRIPTION: There was a small crowd at Doncaster for this year’s St Leger. The race was won by Sayajirao, owned by the Gaekwar of Baroda. SHOTLIST: KS GV horses racing and crowds. GV crowds in front of grandstand. Various shots of types, fashions, also of Yorkshire types. CUs in paddock, Arbar, Tite Street, Bow and Arrow. MS number board. In parade, SCU Migoli, Pearl Diver and Sayajirao. SV start, line up and start of race. Sayajirao second from rails. Head on shot of horses rounding bend into camera. Elevated GV of horses rounding bend and approaching straight. Panning shot of horses along straight. Sayajirao gets lead, challenged by Arbar, pan to finish Sayajirao wins by head. Winning horse led in and CU of Sayajiro ridden by E Britt to finish.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Doncaster; Yorkshire
Card file number
49162
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David Prosser
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
200
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sayajiro’s St Leger', British Movietone News Issue No. 954A, 18 Sep 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14661 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)