• Short Summary

    Wivelsfield's donkey Derby attracts many.

  • Description

    Wivelsfield.

    SCU of John Mills, a film star, and Mayor of Wivelsfield in carriage. SCU of donkeys being let loose. CU little boy offering something to donkey walking backwards. GS of crowd and bookmakers in background. CU of bookmaker's price board. MS of girl in jockey's clothes holding donkey with blinkers. CU of donkey with blinkers. Bookmaker's board. CU of donkey with rabbits fur round its nose pan to jockey. CU crowd watching starters. GS of starting of race. GLS of winner coming towards camera. CU man pointing. GS rest of the field coming in. SCU of crowd. LS of winner passing camera.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    166.18
    Media URN:
    29489
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    10/06/1954
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:01:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:27:34:00 / 01:28:35:00
    Canister:
    54/44

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    The girl in the quartered shirt and holding the donkey 20 seconds in was my late Mum, this is the only video I have of her.

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