Film Record: Motor Car Racing at Southport

Identifier:

• 7231 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1934

Filmmaker(s):

George Jesse Turner

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:00:57

Format:

9.5mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Exciting times at Southport, as racing cars hurtle around a course laid out on the sands, in this short reel by filmmaker George Jesse Turner. The town has an impressive history of motor racing - before the famous Brooklands circuit opened in 1907, cars raced each other through Southport streets, though this proved too disruptive, and the sport was wisely relocated to the town's sandy beaches." (BFI Player)

Resources:

BFI Player
NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Southport, Lancashire, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Locomotion
•      Transportation
• Recreation
•      Sports

Genre:

• Sports (Nonfiction)

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• bfi.org.uk

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