New Steeplechase Course

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2519
Date Released
11 Sep 1977
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Steeplechase Playground. DESCRIPTION: A new attraction has been added to the Pleasure Beach at Blackpool, a Mechanical Steeplechase Course. At the opening were three times Grand National winner ‘Red Rum’ and pilots from the Red Arrows Aerobatic Team. SHOTLIST: MS Red Rum out of box and into crowd. MS Red Rum. MS sign ‘Steeplechase’. MS Red Rum. MCU Red Rum pan to members of Red Arrows Aerobatic Team. MS ditto. MS men looking at Red Arrows. MS woman’s legs. MS men mount dummy horses on track. CU dummy horse’s head. MS horses start race. MS horses up hill. MS horses round track. MS ditto. MS horses on hilly track. MS Red Arrows down hill on horses. LS horses up hill. MS pan on top of hill. MS men along track.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Aviation; Military
Locations
Blackpool
Card file number
77/161A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Steeplechase Course', British Movietone News Issue No. 2519, 11 Sep 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31030 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)