Crack-Up by Car and Cycle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1250
Date Released
18 May 1953
Date Other
May 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crack-Up By Car and Cycle. DESCRIPTION: In Paris, using some old cars, crazy drivers demonstrate how not to drive. On the other hand, a motor-cycle race near Salzburg in Austria was a deadly serious event. Crack-ups in this event were inevitable, all the same, some were certainly spectacular. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cars going round track. In Paris various shots of cars racing round track & crashing into other cars on purpose. Optical to Salzburg, Austria, various shots of motor cycle race, & many crashes in side road, spectators scatter.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Motor racing; Motorcycling; Stunts; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
France
Germany
Card file number
59027
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Crack-Up by Car and Cycle', British Movietone News Issue No. 1250, 18 May 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18553 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)