Champion Ride

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2023A
Date Released
14 Mar 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Champion Ride. DESCRIPTION: Toboggan racing in Czechoslovakia features the National Championship and the Czech Newsreel Grand Prix for Schoolboys! SHOTLIST: MS pan man with camera starts down toboggan championship run in Czechoslovakia. Trucking shot down toboggan run. Pan toboggan past during Czechoslovakian Newsreel Grand Prix for Schoolboys. LS Toboggan crashes on run. Pan toboggan past down run. MS toboggan crashes on run. CU boy starts down toboggan run. Pan toboggan past. Pan ditto. MS toboggan crashes. MS ditto, boy runs after toboggan. Pan toboggan past. MLS boy runs after toboggan after crashing. LS boy crashes on toboggan near finish line, he pulls toboggan over finishing line. LS toboggan hits spectator at finish.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Competitions; Winter sports; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Czechoslovakia
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93319
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Champion Ride', British Movietone News Issue No. 2023A, 14 Mar 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27295 (Accessed 16 Dec 2025)