News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Veterans of Velocity

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
494A
Date Released
24 Nov 1938
Date submitted
21 Nov 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
11 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Old Crocks’ Race to Brighton. DESCRIPTION: Veteran Car run to Brighton. SHOTLIST: Stunt - Jack Ramsden starts an old crock. Story - General views of the race to Brighton showing, among the competitors George Eyston. The weather was very bad and many of the competitors caught cold. Stunt - Jack Ramsden, with feet in hot water, sneezing.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Motor racing; Weather; Curiosities; Competitions; Cameramen; Newsreels
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
34900
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Veterans of Velocity', British Movietone News Issue No. 494A, 24 Nov 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9441 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)