Empire Trophy Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1349
Date Released
11 Apr 1955
Date submitted
4 Apr 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Empire Trophy Race. DESCRIPTION: At Oulton Park, Cheshire, sports cars competed for the Empire Trophy. There was a crash in one of the heats involving three Jaguars. The final was won by one-armed driver W Scott-Brown. SHOTLIST: Cars going round a corner. Pan shot of cars going round. Low angle shot of cars in the paddock including Jaguar. Connaught, Aston-Martin, Lotus. Start. Various shots of cars going round. CU of 3 Jaguar cars. LS of the crash. CU of wrecked commentators box. CU of dead mike. CU of wrecked car. CU of a race marshal being carried to the ambulance. Various racing scenes. CU of a car No 36. Winner receiving flag. CU of the winner W Scott-Brown in the Lister Bristol.
Keywords
Motor racing
Locations
Cheshire; Oulton Park
Card file number
63227
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Empire Trophy Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 1349, 11 Apr 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19976 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)