Grand National

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2616
Date Released
26 Mar 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
Jump by jump film report relives exciting steeplechase. Unforgettable pictures just before finish show Queen Mother’s horse Devon Loch falling, to dismay of enormous crowd.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Aintree
Library number
24447
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
James Humphries
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
513
Story extras:
Production Documents

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This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
Email
info@screenocean.com
Web
http://reuters.screenocean.com/
Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX
Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Grand National', British Paramount News Issue No. 2616, 26 Mar 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/46488 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)