News in Brief: Campbell on Coniston

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1424A

Date Released

20 Sep 1956

Date submitted

17 Sep 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Canal Zone - Soviet Pilots Arrive
2. 2News in Brief: Campbell on Coniston
3. 3News in Brief: Norman Buckley
4. 4News in Brief: Firemen as Frogmen
5. 5News in Brief: Film Star’s Welcome
6. 6Wedding Bells
7. 7Wedding Bells
8. 8Flying Flash Back
9. 9World Title Fight
10. 10What a Performance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 10

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Donald Campbell at Coniston. DESCRIPTION: Having set up the new mark (of just over 216 miles an hour, on Lake Mead, Nevada, last year), Donald is determined to push the record up higher still, determined to keep it in British hands. SHOTLIST: Shots of Campbell fixing water skis before taking off and several shots of skiing. Shots discussing boat with Leo Villa.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Records

Locations

England; Lancashire; Coniston Water

Card file number

68245

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Camera

Robert Turner

Length of story (in feet)

198

Story extras:

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