First Time Lucky

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1672
Date Released
19 Jun 1961
Date submitted
15 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Time Lucky. DESCRIPTION: Among competitors in the Junior International TT were Hocking of Southern Rhodesia, McIntyre, a previous winner, and Hailwood. Soon they were hitting it up on this 226-mile in the Isle of Man. No 15, Phil Read, a 22-year-old Luton rider, was the winner, with Hocking second. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV riders and machines on starting grid. CU Hocking. Pan to bike No 6. CU McIntyre. Pan to bike No 9. CU Hailwood. Pan to bike No 7. GV start. LS race. GV race (x7). GV to LS same. MS Hailwood passes. GV same. LS race. LS race. GV Hailwood passes. MLS Hailwood passes. GV race. LS race. MS Read No 15 finishes. CU crowd. CU same. The winning bike is a Norton.
Keywords
Sport; Motorcycling
Locations
Isle of Man
Card file number
82674
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'First Time Lucky', British Movietone News Issue No. 1672, 19 Jun 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24147 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)