Record Holiday Crowds (1933)

Full title reads: “Brooklands. Record Holiday Crowds see racing packed with thrills and Sir Malcolm Campbell with his marvellous record breaking ’Blue Bird’!“ Brooklands, Surrey. Racing cars speed away from start on Brooklands famous race track. Shots of the large crowd watching. More shots of motorcar racing on the banked track. Sir Malcolm Campbell in his record breaking Bluebird car is wheeled out onto the track. Various shots of Bluebird driving around the race track. N.B. This story and the following one - ’Kempton’s New Wonder Grand Stand’ may originally have been one item. 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.
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