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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

227A

Date Released

12 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reichstag Fire Trial is Moved to Berlin
• 2. Giant RAF Machines Has Shell-Firing Gun
• 3. Officers Besieged in Havana Are Shelled
• 4. Gordon Richards is First in Moke Race
• 5. Lord Lloyd States Case for Air Might
• 6. The Mollisons Meet Ill Luck in Canada

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gordon Richards Is First in Moke Race. DESCRIPTION: Jockeys v Boxers soccer match is greatly enlivened by Flanagan and Allen’s antics at West Ham. SHOTLIST: Shot of Flanagan and Allen dressed in usual queer clothing putting on a cross talk act on the football ground. (Also seen with Teddy Brown in long version). Alex James as referee supervises the captains tossing. Lord Queensborough kicks off. Shot of the match with the boxers losing. Alex James on ground with the players pulling off is shirt. Shots of the donkeys on the pitch with Flanagan and Allen racing Gordon Richards and Freddy Fox. Shot of Teddy Brown getting on donkey. Shot of the race. Flanagan falls off. Gordon Richards wins. Allen led in on donkey. Group of the racers afterwards.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Curiosities; Boxing; Football; Fashion and costume; Animals; Performing arts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2620

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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