Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "The Derby" - 60/45.
Technicolor.
M/S royal car, door opens. L/S crowds. M/S Prince Monolulu shouting, he shakes hands with crowd, good C/U's of him. Various shots of bookmakers. L/S horses racing along and...
Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "The Derby" - 60/45.
Technicolor.
M/S royal car, door opens. L/S crowds. M/S Prince Monolulu shouting, he shakes hands with crowd, good C/U's of him. Various shots of bookmakers. L/S horses racing along and rounding bend. C/U man watching through binoculars. L/S cars arriving at course and people walking around. M/S policeman directing cars, camera pans out to the many cars and buses arriving. M/S runners board. L/S horses parading on paddock, various M/S's of them. L/S of the horses behind starting tape. M/S as they speed off at start of race. L/S crowds. M/S man parading with banner which reads - 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and though shalt be saved'. M/S Rolls Royce.
L/S horses racing up course. M/S horses walking along beforehand. L/S people watching from stand mostly through binoculars. L/S crowds gathered around. M/S winner 'St. Paddy' being escorted by police towards enclosure. Various shots as it arrives in enclosure, aerial shots as jockey Lester Piggott dismounts. L/S as horses race up field. C/U Alfred Hitchcock looking very serious as he watches their progress. M/S fashionable ladies laughing and watching. L/S as horses are led up field. Various shots of the horses before the race. M/S Alec Marsh after he has started race.
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