Through the Mountains

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1599
Date Released
25 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Through the Mountains. DESCRIPTION: The Grand Massif Central, the mountains before Monte Carlo, are the big test for all drivers in the Rally. This year, there is snow, ice and slush as well. Our pictures show a few of the British entries: the David - Fuller Ford, No 187 - Cooper’s Jaguar, No 209 - Crawford’s Sunbeam, and No 232, a privately entered Austin Healey Sprite. SHOTLIST: Pan - mountain road. Pan car on mountain road (2). Pan car passing lorry. Pan car on bend. Pan car on mountain road. Pan same (209). Pan car on bend (232). Pan car flashing past. CU driver and co-driver. Pan driver on car No 300. Pan car flashing past. Pan same. Various shots of cars at Logis du Puy mountain - including No 26 Pat Moss and Ann Wisdom. Various shots of cars at control point. (In issue?)
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing; Environment
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
79165
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Through the Mountains', British Movietone News Issue No. 1599, 25 Jan 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23433 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)