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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1562A

Date Released

14 May 1959

Date submitted

12 May 1959

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Rugby League Cup Final
• 2. Foreign Ministers Meet
• 3. Monaco Grand Prix
• 4. Film Men Confer
• 5. Photo Fair
• 6. 'Copters over Woburn
• 7. NATO Anniversary
• 8. His Fair Lady
• *Wigan Retain Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monaco Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: The Monaco Grand Prix, watched by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, was won by Jack Brabham (Cooper), the Australian ace. Stirling Moss was there, but his Cooper Climax developed transmission trouble. SHOTLIST: GV Monaco (key). GV Monaco. Scene at pits. Another - same. CU Stirling Moss. LS Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. GV pan - start. Race. MS cars pass camera (4). Pan - cars round bend. Race. MS Moss pulls in, cars race round bend. CU car passes camera. Cars race. MS Jack Brabham wins - followed by Tony Brooks (in Ferrari). CU Jack Brabham being congratulated. MS same stands in his car.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Motor racing

Locations

Monaco

Footage sources

France

Card file number

77158

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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