The Taff Swim

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1260A

Date Released

30 Jul 1953

Date submitted

27 Jul 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Duke with Sailor Cadets
2. 2Foreign Secretary Home
3. 3Dart Plane
4. 4Korean Armistice Signed
5. 5A Model Test
6. 6Fourth Test // Another Drawn Game
7. *The Taff Swim
8. *Royal Welsh Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Taff Swim. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Men swimming. CU rain falling on lake - CU. People waiting in rain. Women start race, passing rowing boat advertising Titanic. Start of men’s race. Vida Dallimore SCU leading. Swan swim in lake. CU Dallimore. Finish of men’s race. CU C Taylor.

Local distribution only

Cardiff only instead of item 1.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Environment; Communications; Birds; Animals

Locations

Cardiff

Card file number

59458

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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