Ready for the National

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1814A
Date Released
12 Mar 1964
Date submitted
10 Mar 1964
Date Other
Mar 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ready for the National. DESCRIPTION: Its just over a week to the Grand National at Aintree. In Ireland horses are being prepared for this major event. This year Movietone will be presenting the whole race in colour and wide screen cinemascope. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Loving Record being walked. CU trainer Tom Taafe. GV Loving Record. GV Blunts Cross and Baxier. CU Mr AS O’Brien (trainer). CU Blunts Cross. GV Baxier. GV same with Blunts Cross. GV Groomsman. CU trainer Mr Laurence Keating. GV pan Willow King. GV tracking last year’s runners at Aintree over fences. CU tracking leader. GV tracking horses over fences at Aintree.
Keywords
Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree; Republic of Ireland
Footage sources
Movietone Library
Card file number
88020
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
William St Leger
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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AP Archive
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'Ready for the National', British Movietone News Issue No. 1814A, 12 Mar 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25468 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)