Racing - The Melbourne Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1328
Date Released
15 Nov 1954
Date submitted
9 Nov 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melbourne Cup. DESCRIPTION: Flemington Racecourse was the scene of the Melbourne Cup and the two mile event was won by the favourite Rising Fast from a field of twenty-six. SHOTLIST: Various shots of women in their fashions. Jack Davey at the tote. The start of the race. CU of Jack Davey. Follow shot of the race. The finish of the race. Jack Davey among a pile of money.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Melbourne; Australia; Flemington Racecourse
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
62201
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Racing - The Melbourne Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1328, 15 Nov 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19669 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)