The Grand National

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1452
Date Released
1 Apr 1957
Date submitted
29 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National. SHOTLIST: General view. Parade. LS crowd. Parade. LS crowd. GV CU bookies. CU types. Angles. Tic-tack man. Start. GV of tape. Up 1st fence. 3 fall. Trucking shot. 2nd jump. No 7 Sundew. Becher’s Brook slow motion. Sundew. Irish Lizard. Sundew. Canal Turn. Trucking shot. Top shot. Round bend. Crowd. Part 2. Becher’s. No 7. Sundew. Canal Turn. No 7 and ESB last jump. Crowd. LS finish. Closer of No 7. Lead in. GV SCU led in. Owner Mrs Geoffrey Kohn. Cartoon. Sundew is the winner ridden by Fred Winter.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
70247
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
540
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Grand National', British Movietone News Issue No. 1452, 1 Apr 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21602 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)