The Fastest Man on Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1364A
Date Released
28 Jul 1955
Date submitted
22 Jul 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Fastest Man on Water
  2. 2Sir Anthony Eden Home
  3. 3Royal Diary
  4. 4Royal Diary
  5. 5Saigon Protest
  6. 6Glorious Goodwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Campbell & Bluebird Water Speed Record. DESCRIPTION: On Ullswater, Westmorland, Donald Campbell became the fastest man on water when he averaged 202.3 miles an hour in Bluebird. SHOTLIST: GV of the boat at the quay. Crowd shot. CU of Mrs Campbell. CU (x2) of Mrs Campbell’s earrings. Donald Campbell enters cockpit. Engine starts. GV of marker buoys. Bluebird taxies out. Bluebird at speed. CU of the timekeepers. 1st run - observers watching. 2nd run. Bluebird taxies in. Campbell climbs out of cockpit. Walks from boat. Campbell is hoisted on winch. CU of Campbell hanging. CU of the late Malcolm Campbell in cockpit of the old Bluebird. GV of Don Campbell christening his father’s boat. Father enters cockpit. GV of boat at speed. GVs of the designers and mechanics of the Bluebird congratulating Don Campbell. CU of Don Campbell with Leo Villa, Mrs Campbell and his mother.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Records
Locations
Ullswater; Cumbria
Card file number
64118
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
James Humphries
Camera
John Campbell Gemmell
Camera
Len W. Dudley
Camera
Stan Crockett
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
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