Eyston Finds Paris Good for Records

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
149
Date Released
11 Apr 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eyston Finds Paris Good for Records. DESCRIPTION: British driver set new world’s mark by covering 130 miles in one hour on Montlhery track. SHOTLIST: Car starts. Shot taken from car following up behind. Elevated shot of car on the track. Various shots of the car on the banking around the track. CU George Eyston speaking. On the same track model race between car and aeroplane ends in aerial victory. Car on track. Shot taken by camera from rear of pilot in the plane showing the track below. Shots of the car and the plane.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Motor racing; Aviation; Records
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1754
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Eyston Finds Paris Good for Records', British Movietone News Issue No. 149, 11 Apr 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3566 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)