A Great Record! (1932)

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    Full title reads: "A Great Record! D. McLeod Wright wins Road Race from Morpeth to Newcastle for sixth year in succession." Morpeth, Northumberland to Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Crowds line street. Group of runners run along the road. Shot from car of leading runners. Other cars are following the race. Shot of runners as the run past the side of the car. High angle shot from stationary camera as the runners go past. Winners clapped as they cross the winning line. Shot of two runners - assumed to be the winner (Duncan McLeod Wright) and the runner up. Sound track missing. In Newcastle version only. There appears to have been a shorter, silent version of this item in Gazette 1882. This is currently missing. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:645.08
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    Newcastle University (Youtube)
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    Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCbiJahx82I
    Resource type: Video
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 10 years, 6 months ago
    Viewed: 853 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown
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