News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Melbourne Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
493A
Date Released
17 Nov 1938
Date submitted
7 Nov 1938
Date submitted
11 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Melbourne Cup, 1938. DESCRIPTION: The race is won by 8 year old "Catalogue". SHOTLIST: Thousands of people arrive at the Flemington Race Course for the 1938 running of the Melbourne Cup. Fashions and society are well represented and among the spectators is Sir Alan Curries. Chairman of the VRC. The horses parade before the race which is won by Catalogue, with Bourbon second and Allunga third. Other horses were "The Trump", "Aitchengee" (5th), "Marauder", "Saint Constant", "Royal Chief" (4th), "Spear Chief" and "Queen of Song".
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Fashion and costume
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
34841
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
91
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Melbourne Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 493A, 17 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9419 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)