The American Scene: Ridge Riders

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1198
Date Released
19 May 1952
Date submitted
15 May 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
The American Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Scene - Ridge Riders. DESCRIPTION: The Cascade Mountains, Washington, and a meeting of Jeeps to prove that there’s nowhere these tough little cars can’t go. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Long line jeeps over mountain ridge. Various shots of jeeps riding rough, through fire, water & muddy water. Jeeps break down owing to water. CU types of men afterwards - dirty.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment
Locations
Washington; Cascade Mountains
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
57216
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The American Scene: Ridge Riders', British Movietone News Issue No. 1198, 19 May 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17802 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)