Ascot - Gold Cup Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1307
Date Released
21 Jun 1954
Date Other
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ascot - Gold Cup Day. DESCRIPTION: On the Ladies Day of Ascot Week, the fashions were one of the most charming aspects of the Meeting. The big race of the day was the Ascot Gold Cup, and Her Majesty was there to see Monsieur Boussac’s Elpinor snatch a photo-finish victory from Silex. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Painting of jockey cap and whip. GVs of the stands and crowds. Royal gates being opened. Royal carriages arriving at gates. Queen & Duke in landau. Royal drive along course. Queen Mother and Princess Margaret along course. Crowds and fashions. Royal family in paddock. Royal box. Gold Cup in box. CU race board. Various shots of the race. Start to finish. Royal box. Queen shrugging shoulders and laughing.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Women; Fashion and costume
Locations
Ascot
Card file number
61253
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ascot - Gold Cup Day', British Movietone News Issue No. 1307, 21 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19299 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)