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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

8859

Title

[RAC RALLY, KNUTSFORD CARNIVAL AND FAMILY SCENES]

Producer

Kenneth MacLeod Dorning

Date

1938/9

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

17 mins 29 secs

Description

The reel opens with shots of a sunset, followed by a compilation of family, leisure and special interest material shot locally and elsewhere. Dorning family members are seen in the garden, in the countryside and on the beach. The Dorning girls enjoy a trip on a Mersey ferry, the ship Neopham is guided along the Manchester Ship Canal, and there are scenes at Knutsford Carnival and extensive footage of the1939 RAC rally in Brighton.

 

 



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