Rough Rides

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1345A
Date Released
17 Mar 1955
Date submitted
15 Mar 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Motocross. DESCRIPTION: Riders from France, Britain and Belgium contested the recent motor-cycle cross-country race which was held near Montreuil. SHOTLIST: The start of this hazardous race. A fairly close shot of the bikes leaving the ground altogether at one point. Other GVs round the course. Racing in progress. Three spills at the same time.
Keywords
Sport; Motorcycling
Locations
Belgium; Montreuil
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63082
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rough Rides', British Movietone News Issue No. 1345A, 17 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19923 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)