News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

259A

Date Released

24 May 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. British Legion Pay Tribute to Fallen
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is English soccer team being beaten 2-1 by Czechoslovakia on Prague ground
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: New Jersey - Dirt-track racing risks
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Burnham - Yacht race to Heligoland
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Chicago - Mr Insull tells the world
• 6. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Rome - Mussolini decorates son
• 7. US Golfers Make Another Big Drive
• 8. Brooklands Draws Holiday Motorists

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Brooklands Draws Holiday Motorists. DESCRIPTION: Earl Howe registers fine victory in Gold Star Race, winning at great speed of 125.71 mph. SHOTLIST: Shot of the paddock and the crowds. The start of a mountain handicap. The cars come round the bends into the camera. Advertisements for Dunlop shown at the rear. Shots of the Gold Start Handicap race and Earl Howe is seen speeding along and winning.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media; Motor racing

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2921

Length of story (in feet)

79

Story extras:

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