Motor Race On Snow (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Motor racing on frozen Vallentuna lake, Stockholm, Sweden. Various shots people milling about, C/U of a woman’s feet encased in cardboard boxes to keep out the cold. Various shots of spectators, wearing outfits to keep warm, gathered on the lake. Various shots of the competitors in their cars including Giraud-Cabantous, Trillaud, Chaboud, Brooke, Abecassis, Prince Bertil and Chiron. Various shots of the cars racing and crowds watching. M/S Parnell coming in first, he stops and people run up to congratulate him. C/U Parnell being given a drink. Cataloguer’s note: date of item: 27/2/1947. For search purposes, full names: Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Henri Trillaud, Eugene Chaboud, George Abecassis, Louis Chiron, Reg Parnell FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT 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.