Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: A Two-Horse Match in Maryland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
493
Date Released
14 Nov 1938
Date submitted
9 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War Admiral V Seabiscuit. DESCRIPTION: Sea Biscuit beats "War Admiral". SHOTLIST: Large crowds throng the Baltimore Race Course for the duel between War Admiral and sea Biscuit. Sam Riddle is among them when the horses get away. Sea Biscuit wins and owner Howard congratulates the jockey, Georgie Woolf. War Admiral was ridden by Kurtsinger.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Economics; Business and commerce
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
34827
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
45
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone News & Sports Pageant - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: A Two-Horse Match in Maryland', British Movietone News Issue No. 493, 14 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9406 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)