Transatlantic Races

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1093
Date Released
15 May 1950
Date submitted
28 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Foreign Policy Talks in London
  2. 2Australia on Guard against Reds
  3. 3Transatlantic Races
  4. 4The Queen Visits Red Cross Headquarters
  5. 5News from Canada - Fire and Flood
  6. 6That Other Derby
  7. 7Dopey Divers from Down Under
  8. *Rome’s International Horse Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Transatlantic Yachts. DESCRIPTION: The yachts Samuel Pepys, Cohoe and Mokoia have been put aboard the Royal Mail Cargo Lines Araby in London en route for Bermuda. After taking part in a 680 mile race from Newport (Rhode Island) to Bermuda, they will compete in a 3,000 mile event across the Atlantic. SHOTLIST: KS. Yacht being loaded aboard "Araby". Several shots of yachts "Samuel Pepys", "Cohoe" & "Mokoia" being loaded board the "Araby". Yachts crew go aboard & shot of them signing on as crew aboard ship. Interior of one of the yachts shows one of the owners resting in his cabin.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Sailing
Locations
London
Card file number
53640
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
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