Presentation to Sir Gordon Richards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1329A
Date Released
25 Nov 1954
Date submitted
22 Nov 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gordon Richards Presentation. DESCRIPTION: A luncheon was given at a London hotel to honour Sir Gordon Richards. Leading personalities of the racing world were there, and a statuette of Sun Chariot was presented to him by the Editor of Sporting Life. SHOTLIST: GV of the room. CUs of the Duke of Norfolk. Captain Boyd-Rochfort, Lester Piggott. Charlie Smirke, Sir Miles Dempsey, Mr Christopher Soames MP. Norfolk makes a speech. CU of statuette of Sun Chariot. Sir Gordon speaking. Various shots of Sir Gordon during his speech.
Keywords
Sport; Social events
Locations
London; Savoy Hotel
Card file number
62345
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
162
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Presentation to Sir Gordon Richards', British Movietone News Issue No. 1329A, 25 Nov 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19693 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)