Daredevil Drivers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1446A
Date Released
21 Feb 1957
Date submitted
Feb 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Daredevil Drivers. DESCRIPTION: American drivers tried for new records at Daytona Beach, Florida. Bill Norbett skidded and lost control. Thanks to a safety belt he escaped with minor cuts and bruises. SHOTLIST: Various shots of cars racing along the beach. Car skids and loses control and turns over several times. Shot of the driver lying on the ground. MCU wrecked car.
Keywords
Vehicles; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Florida; Daytona Beach
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
69807
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Daredevil Drivers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1446A, 21 Feb 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21513 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)