Midnight Steeplechasing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2252A
Date Released
3 Aug 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Midnight Steeplechasing. DESCRIPTION: Started many years ago when heavy wagers were put on horse, midnight steeplechasing was all the rage, across hill and over dale, across road and ditch. Today it’s done in floodlit arenas, rather tame in comparison. SHOTLIST: 2 steeplechase jockeys getting into bed in middle of arena at midnight. GV pan 3 double beds with jockeys in them. SV 2 jockeys sitting up in bed. SCU 2 more ready to jump out of bed. SV at the ready. CU pan 2 jockeys jump out of bed and run to horses. SV jockeys mounting. SV jockeys and horses over jumps. CU over another jump. SV pan over another jump they dismount and run back to their beds. SV pan 2 more jockeys running to their beds.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Essex
Card file number
98345
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Midnight Steeplechasing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2252A, 3 Aug 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29501 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)