The World’s Greatest Steeplechase. (Eastman Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1869
Date Released
29 Mar 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Grand National 1965 (Eastman Colour). DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show highlights of the world’s greatest steeplechase run at Aintree. SHOTLIST: LS crowds and Aintree course. MS crowds. MS jockey weighing in. CU steward entering weights in the weight book. MS jockey on the scales. GV parade ring. MS the Queen Mother. MS the Queen Mother with her jockey. MS horses being led out for the start. CU jockey. MS jockey’s board. MS pan horse No 2. MS pan horses Nos 5 and 6. MS pan horse No 11. GV horses at the start. MS crowd. MS pan horses race away from the start. TS horses jumping the fences. TS ditto. TS horses jump Becher’s Brook fence. TS horses racing along canal straight. TS horses jumping. MS horses racing. TS Rondetto leads the field. TS horses jump Becher’s Brook again. TS Rondetto still leading. TS horses jumping. TS Rondetto jumps and falls, lead is taken by Freddie and Jay Trump. LS to MS pan Jay Trump just holds Freddie off, and goes over the line to win the 1965 National. MS people running to collect their bets. MS Jay Trump being led to the unsaddling enclosure. MS pan ditto. MS crowd, press at the unsaddling. MS jockey dismounts. CU a handful of notes being paid out. MCU Jay Trump being kissed by owner, Mrs Mary Stephenson. CU notes being paid out. MS Jay Trump being led away to the stables through a large crowd. End Title.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Locations
Liverpool; Aintree
Card file number
89528
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
John Abbott
Camera
John Mould
Camera
Keith Josephs
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
554
Story extras:
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'The World’s Greatest Steeplechase. (Eastman Colour)', British Movietone News Issue No. 1869, 29 Mar 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25929 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)