Cycle Speedway 1955

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Edmonton, London. • • C/U shot of hands unloading pile of bicycles from the back of a car (or truck). M/S of several men carrying bicycles across the road and through a gate. M/S of men placing bikes against the fence. M/S of a man hanging a banner onto fence. C/U shot of the banner reading HELLINGLY LIONS with drawing of a lion printed between the two words. • • Hellingly Lions of Sussex have arrived to tackle the Edmonton Saints in a Grand Challenge Cycle speedway match. There are four contestants in this bicycle race - two from each team. Race consists of four laps of the track. • • M/S of four young men getting ready for the race. Two are wearing red tops and the other two white. M/S of the beginning of the race. Camera pans following the men cycling in circles. Supporters are standing around the track, watching the race. • • Succession of panning shots of the race are intercut with C/U shots of the faces of supporters and shots of the falls and other details of the race. One of the tricks of the game is to ride an opponent into the side so that he cannot take the bend without falling. It looks dangerous but casualties are rare - claims the voiceover. • • M/S of the winner crossing the line - Saints have won the race. • FILM ID:37.08 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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