Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Harringay - Tommy Farr beats Max Baer. Cheltenham - The National Hunt Steeplechase is won by ‘Hopeful Hero’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
411
Date Released
19 Apr 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
11 / 11
Section Title
Sports: Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tommy Farr Beats Max Baer. National Hunt Steeplechase. SHOTLIST: Shots of the fight. Close shots etc. CU Farr and Baer after fight. Shots of horses parading. Crowd in stand. Start. Close shot of feet past camera. Shots of jumping and falling. Horses round rails. Close shots of the jumping. Other shots of the race, jumps and falls. Finish. Rider dismounts. CU winning horse "Hopeful Hero".
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5315
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Harringay - Tommy Farr beats Max Baer. Cheltenham - The National Hunt Steeplechase is won by ‘Hopeful Hero’', British Movietone News Issue No. 411, 19 Apr 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7538 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)