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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

165

Date Released

2 Aug 1932

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Body of Royal Exile to Lie in Native Soil
• 2. Formal Opening of Ottawa Conference
• 3. Borotra Brings off Great Tennis Coup
• 4. Dirt Track Gingers Up Motor Racing
• 5. Amy Johnson Takes Name of Mollison

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dirt Track Gingers Motor Racing. DESCRIPTION: US variation of the speed causes dangerous crashes among dust at Reading Par. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of cars rounding course. Spectators line side of track. Elevated shot of cars skidding on tracks. Dust billows up from same. Elevated closer shot of same. One car smashes into bank. Long shot of car coming towards camera.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1935

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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