Film Number |
5703 |
Title |
[BEESTON DISTRICT COCKSHOOT, VARIOUS TRIALS AND CAR EVENTS] |
Producer |
Jack Twyford |
Date |
1937-47 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
14 mins 07 secs |
Description |
The film begins with footage from a car event, showing off-road time trials, with cars running up and down muddy hillsides, passengers bobbing in rythmn to the car. Close-up shots of the drivers and judges. Footage showing the intricacies of changing a tyre and the breaking-down of a car. The second half of the film depicts the starting line of an event with large crowds onlooking racing cars shot, some footage is shot in slow motion. |
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