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Title: KIRKCALDY & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB PRESENT THE 1947 - 1948 FILM

Reference number: 4653

Date: 1947 - 1948

Director: [attrib. Dr Swanston]

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 18.04 mins

Description: General views motorcycle racing in Kirkcaldy 1947 - 1948.

See paper archives 3/8.

[Please note the viewing copy may display some visible defects such as flicker.]

Shotlist: TITLE (0.07) C/u brochure First International Hill Climb (0.12) No 69 ABECASSIS 47 MPH (0.14) three men look into car bonnet (0.16) pan shot of people and cars in field (0.25) closer view of various racing cars (0.43) starting point. Gvs cars racing. View of crowd watching and houses. (1.11) Motorcycles racing uphill (1.33) NOVICE TRIAL (1.35) Men standing around motorcycles talking (1.40) Men racing motorcycles through country lanes. No crash helmets. (2.25) C/u poster 'Annual Inter-Club Meet to be held on Sunday, 10th August 1947' (2.28) Gvs people watching on hillside (2.40) Man with chequered flag starting motorcycle race (2.51) CLUB TRIAL (2.55) Ext. 'A.E. Peatman Motorcycle Light Car Agent' garage. Men leave garage and mount motorcycles. (3.05) Tracking shot from car of motorcyclists (3.08) Views of countryside, sign on tree 'Observed Section Begins' (3.13) Gvs motorcycles on track through woodland. People helping to push motorcycle uphill (4.12) People walking along track. Man waving, man smiling at camera, woman with children, man pretends to fall over (4.29) Gvs motorcycles racing individually uphill (5.02) C/u poster 'The Royal Signals from Catterick Camp Thrilling Motor Cycle Display' (5.05) Gvs of motorcycle stunts with crowd watching. Crash helmets on (5.18) Brief Gvs of crowd in field. Variety of motorcycle stunts. (6.57) Motorcycle jumps through flames (7.09) Brief closer view of display team (7.14) KIRKCALDY GRAND PRIX (7.17) PREPARATIONS (7.19) C/u wooden door 'PRIVATE' (7.21) Man working at work bench (7.30) Ext. bicycle frame on bricks (7.31) C/u man polishing engine parts (7.48) Man placing number plate on motorbike (7.53) Young man smiling and giving thumbs up to camera (7.56) Four people walking along road towards camera (7.59) C/u street sign 'BALWEARIE CRESCENT OFFICIAL CAR PARK' (8.00) Pan cars parked in field (8.07) Man and woman talking in small tent 'SECRETARY'S OFFICE' (8.11) Man walks past wearing rosette (8.15) Man with signs in back of car (8.22) Brief pan of motorcycles and people in field (8.28) C/u various motorcycles including Norton (8.45) CHARLIE WRIGHT (8.46) 250 WINNER 45 MPH (8.48) Man on motorcycle takes off goggles and smiles at camera (8.53) Gvs motorcyclists (9.01) Silver cups on table with motorcycles passing in b/ground (9.08) Brief view of men talking (9.16) Map of track (9.21) START & FINISH (9.22) Brief pan of start and finish (9.28) RAILWAY DIP (9.30) Gvs motorcycles racing on track (9.57) Man holding sign 'USE THE FOOTBRIDGE ONLY TO CROSS THE TRACK' (9.59) Gvs race (10.07) RAITH BEND (10.09) Gvs race (10.29) THE BRAE (10.31) Gvs race (10.43) THE SNAKE (10.44) Gvs race (11.12) Nurses and policemen. General crowd. Marquees. (11.26) Int. marquee, gvs people. Pan people seated at set tables (11.42) Ext. women washing dishes, serving drinks (11.48) Men run to bikes and start racing (12.07) Gvs race. (12.20) DENNIS PARKINSON (12.22) 350 & 500 WINNER (12.25) 50.7 MPH FASTEST HEAT (12.27) Gvs race (12.32) Man with Union Jack flag starts race (12.42) Gvs race (13.29) Brief view of race announcer with microphone (13.31) ECS (13.33)