Cycle Speedway (1948)

Cycle speedway on blitz site, New Cross.



London.



M/S as boy adjusts crash helmet. Various shots of boys getting changed in blitzed Wesleyan church. Various shots as they pump up pedals. M/S group of boys at starting line. Various shots of the race as they ride around the track. C/U solo rider demonstrating "foot-braking". M/S of two riders, a third falls in a cloud of dust. C/U spectator's face. Various shots as they race around a corner at speed. The racers end up in a pile on the floor, M/S as they try to disentangle themselves from the melee.
FILM ID:1249.25

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