King’s Cup Air Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1206A
Date Released
17 Jul 1952
Date submitted
14 Jul 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King’s Cup Air Race. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Plane takes off. Crowds. Various shots of planes taking off at commencement of race. Shots of planes flying round pylons, some look very unsafe. Vampire takes off, & flying past other planes. Winner landing Taylorcraft D plane. CU winner being presented with Cup from Lord Mayor Alderman Mrs Violet Grantham.
Local distribution only
Newcastle only instead of first item.
Keywords
Aviation; Competitions; Local government
Locations
Newcastle
Card file number
57508
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'King’s Cup Air Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 1206A, 17 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17928 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)