News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

411A

Date Released

22 Apr 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: His Majesty at Guards’ Chapel
• 2. Reports: Budget Day
• 3. Reports: The New Zealanders arrive
• 4. Reports: Coronation visitors
• 5. Reports: The Duke of Kent sees Coronation Programmes printed
• 6. Reports: Canadian car strike
• 7. Reports: New diving suit for Old Treasure
• 8. Zoo News
• 9. Coronation
• 10. Motoring
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Boxing - Milligan and Peter Kane in training
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing - The ‘City and Suburban’ at Epsom

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Road Racing Circuit Is Opened at Brooklands. DESCRIPTION: The new Road Racing Circuit is opened at Brooklands. SHOTLIST: Shot of the new circuit and the tape being cut to open same. Shot of ‘old crock’ car. The old car drives round the track and other cars likewise.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Motor racing; Ceremonies

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5325

Credits:

Commentator

Sir Malcolm Campbell

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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