Never Say Die Wins the St Ledger (In Advance)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1319A
Date Released
16 Sep 1954
Date submitted
10 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The St Leger. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of spectators were at Doncaster for the running of this years St Leger. They saw Never Say Die, the Derby winner, romp home 12 lengths in front of Elopement SHOTLIST: Various pre-race scenes including shots of bookies, tic-tack men. People examining race cards. GV of paddock. Inside the paddock. Coming out onto the course. Cantering up to the start. The start. Various scenes of the race. LS of the winner coming up to the post. CU of man with binoculars. The winner being led in. The owner (Mr Clark) stroking the horse. Wining Jockey: Charlie Smirke. Blue Sail ridden by Johnny Longden.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Doncaster
Card file number
61825
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
216
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Never Say Die Wins the St Ledger (In Advance)', British Movietone News Issue No. 1319A, 16 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19521 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)