Selected Originals - The Derby 1961 - 61/44 (1961)
Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out takes, rushes) for story “The Derby 1961“ - 61/44.
Technicolor.
Similar footage to newsreel story. More shots of horse being parading down course prior to start of race. Good C/U of bookies hands paying out money to punter. M/S of man smoking cigar standing next to young woman. The man covers the ladies eyes to prevent her seeing the card with runners and riders on. C/U of man’s hand pointing to horse on card with pin. L/Ss of men in top hat and suits sitting in deck chairs next to Rolls Royce. Various shots of crowds.
M/S of latest odds on board. Good shots bookies taking at work. One is seen changing the odds of horse on blackboard. More shots of the crowds. The Queen and Queen Mother walk with dignitaries. C/U of woman looking through binoculars. M/S of Queen Mother talking to jockey. Dignitaries talking to jockeys. More shots of the race in progress. Shots of winning horse Psidium in winners enclosure.
FILM ID:
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ