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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

405

Date Released

8 Mar 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Mecca Pilgrimage
• 2. Reports: King Farouk tours Europe
• 3. Reports: Oil boring tests
• 4. Reports: Salvage by dynamite
• 5. Reports: LCC - No change
• 6. Reports: Fruit Fete
• 7. Reports: Salamanca Ceremony
• 8. Reports: Plane Crash
• 9. Longevity
• 10. Motoring
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: 6th Round Cup Ties
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: 6th Round Cup Ties
• 13. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Cambridge on the Tideway
• 14. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Farr, Foord & Max Baer
• 15. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Santa Anita Derby is won by ‘Fairy Hill’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 15

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Brooklands Road-Racing Course Is Described By Sir Malcolm Campbell. DESCRIPTION: The new Brooklands Road-Racing Course is described by Sir Malcolm Campbell SHOTLIST: Sir Malcolm Campbell speaking on new track at Brooklands. Plan of same. Track seen from car as the car moves around same. Shot of men at work with grabs etc. building the new track. Grab placing earth in lorry. Car on track.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Records; Engineering

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5211

Credits:

Commentator

Sir Malcolm Campbell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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