Sporting Scene: Channel Swimming

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1367A
Date Released
17 Aug 1955
Date submitted
16 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Moscow - Wolves V Dynamo
  2. 2IRA Cache Found - London
  3. 3News in Brief: Battleship Aground
  4. 4News in Brief: Hurricane Connie
  5. 5News in Brief: A Bed of Nails
  6. 6Princess Margaret - Loyal Greetings
  7. 7Sporting Scene: Channel Swimming
  8. 8Sporting Scene: Water Skiing - A New Twist
  9. 9Sporting Scene: British Games
  10. *Queen in Aberdeen

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Channel Swim. DESCRIPTION: Sixteen swimmers covered themselves with grease for the International Cross Channel Swim at Cap Gris Nez. The race was won by Abdel Heif. SHOTLIST: GV of swimmer. CU of women being greased. Other competitors being greased. Billy Butlin starts the race. Swimmers enter the water. Thomas Park swimming. Madge McGrath swimming. Damian Beltram swimming. Park swimming. Abdel Heif swimming. Park landing at Folkestone. Heif in boat waves. CU of Heif with trophy and Butlin.
Keywords
Swimming; Water sports
Locations
France; Folkestone; Cap Gris Nez
Card file number
64299
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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