An Appalling Smash. in a Recent Speed Test in the USA Our Cameraman Secured This Sensational Picture

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1422

Date Released

6 Nov 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. Aux Morts Des Allies. The Inauguration Ceremony of the Imposing Allied Memorial at Ghent Was Attended by King Albert
2. The Closing of Wembley. In a Deluge of Rain the Curtain was Rung Down by the Prince of Wales on the Great Empire Exhibition of 1924.
3. An Appalling Smash. in a Recent Speed Test in the USA Our Cameraman Secured This Sensational Picture
4. The Chinese Rebellion. A Further Series of Pictures of General Feng Yu-Hsiang’s Troops
5. Fatal Train Wreck. Early Pictures of the Railway Disaster Which Resulted in a Heavy Loss of Life at Lytham

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 5
Summary: LV cars race along track. MLV track shot cars following camera. GV pan cars racing. LV 3 cars slide round bend. GV finish. [SUBTITLE]: THIS CAR SKIDDED ON THE MUD TRACK WHILST TRAVELLING AT 90 MPH: BOTH DRIVER AND MECHANIC ESCAPED DEATH BY A MIRACLE. LV 2 cars skid round bend. MLV car turning over, comes into frame, flies into air and driver’s body is thrown out.
Keywords: Sport; Mass media; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters; Newsreels
Locations: United States of America
Library number GR: 8015 neg 32ft
Length of story (in feet): 70

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'An Appalling Smash. in a Recent Speed Test in the USA Our Cameraman Secured This Sensational Picture', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1422, 6 Nov 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79880 (Accessed 03 Apr 2026)

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