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:

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

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