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News in Brief: Royal Water Skiers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1338
Date Released
24 Jan 1955
Date submitted
20 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Operation Snowdrop
  2. 2News in Brief: Peking Meeting
  3. 3News in Brief: Royal Water Skiers
  4. 4News in Brief: Atomic Submarine
  5. 5News in Brief: Polio Flyer
  6. 6Snow, Ice and Floods
  7. 7Snow, Ice and Floods
  8. 8Snow, Ice and Floods
  9. 9Snow, Ice and Floods
  10. 10Snow, Ice and Floods
  11. 11Snow, Ice and Floods
  12. 12Snow, Ice and Floods

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 12
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shah of Iran on Holiday. DESCRIPTION: When the Shah of Iran and his Queen arrived in Florida, they were soon engaged in their favourite sport of Water-Skiing. SHOTLIST: General van Fleet welcomes the Royal pair at Miami Beach. A full scale welcome parade (young girls marching in costume etc.) followed by the Shah and the Queen water skiing. Some CUs of the Shah after the ski etc.
Locations
United States of America; Miami
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
62700
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:

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