Frogmen Pick-Up

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

228

Date Released

11 May 1959

Date recorded

10 Apr 1959

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Heifer’s Shampoo
2. 2Frogmen Pick-Up
3. 3St Ives

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: An exercise by frogmen of the Special Boat Section of the Royal Marines illustrates some of the hazards encountered when paving the way for an attack on an enemy beach. Not least of these is being picked up afterwards by a craft travelling uncomfortably fast!

Keywords

Navy

Locations

Dorset; England; Poole

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

184

Story extras:

Film clip

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