 These one-reel Sports Parade and two-reel Technicolor Specials benefited greatly from rousing studio orchestra scores (many by Howard Jackson and William Lava) and additional writing by Owen Crump, among other seasoned studio veterans.Strong narration by radio familiars Art Gilmore and Marvin Miller were an added plus.A 1949-filmed Palio di Siena, "Grandad of Races", was an Academy Award winner.