Movietone Tests Festival Big Dipper

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1133
Date Released
19 Feb 1951
Date submitted
15 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Boxing - Middleweight Champions Win Contests
  2. 2Gold Coast Elections
  3. 3French and Italian Statesmen’s Meeting
  4. 4Movietone Tests Festival Big Dipper
  5. 5School Girls’ Good Deed
  6. 6Navy Helps Lundy Removals
  7. 7How to Keep Warm
  8. *Palace Investiture
  9. *Thompson Trains for Light-Weight Title

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movietone Tests Festival Big Dipper. DESCRIPTION: The Battersea Park Fun-Fair is growing rapidly and already one of our intrepid cameramen has tried out the Big Dipper. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Scenic railway train just reaching top of climb. Martin Gray climbs aboard front of train. Various shots taken from front of train while travelling over the course. Various cut-ins of train taking dips etc. Train arriving at terminus.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Railways; Cameramen; Exhibitions and shows; Newsreels
Locations
Battersea Park
Card file number
55038
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
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