Home News: Film Star Swims Thames

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1269

Date Released

28 Sep 1953

Date submitted

24 Sep 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Home News: Film Star Swims Thames
2. 2Home News: Plague of Flies
3. 3Home News: Lynmouth Hit Again
4. 4Wives Rejoin Exiled Sultan
5. 5Indo-China - Operation Picardie
6. 6The German Scene
7. 7The German Scene
8. 8Boxing
9. 9Boxing
10. *Invention
11. *Invention

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Section Title

Home News

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Film Star Swims the Thames. DESCRIPTION: American film star Hilary Brooke and British stunt girl Connie Tilton recently indulged in a swimming race across the Thames. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Hilary Brooks and Connie Tilton shaking hands. CU girls smile and wave to press, both girls dive into water. Both swim across river. Connie Tilton arrives on other side. Assisted from water. CU Hilary swept off course and brought in by police launch. Both girls shake hands.

Keywords

Mass media; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Cinema; Performing arts

Locations

London; River Thames; Westminster

Card file number

59800

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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