Crazy Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1267
Date Released
14 Sep 1953
Date submitted
5 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crazy Racing. DESCRIPTION: At a stadium near Paris, car owners dispose of their vehicles in a reckless riot of mad motoring and crazy crack-ups. Also in Paris, girls on roller-skates make tough work of their race round the rink. SHOTLIST: KS cars racing round track. Shots of the race in progress, all makes of cars. Car crashes into bales of hay. Crack-up of three cars. CU shot of cars front battered (sound). Slip Pan - Girls on roller skates into camera, various shots of antics of girls. Race getting rough, referee stops girls. (53 ft).
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59711
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Crazy Racing', British Movietone News Issue No. 1267, 14 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18750 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)