The Boat Show

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1439A

Date Released

3 Jan 1957

Date submitted

1 Jan 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Tests - One Up
2. 2And Now the Sales
3. 3The Boat Show
4. 4999
5. 5Fire!
6. 6Seeing in the New Year
7. *Hogmanay

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Boat Show. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s third National Boat Show sponsored by the Daily Express is staged at Olympia. On show is Orenda, sailed across the Atlantic by Bert Smith and Alan Battersby. Bluebird in which Mr Donald Campbell broke his own water speed record. There are boats and yachts of all kinds to interest and attract. SHOTLIST: Orenda having collected barnacles. Bluebird. Lifeboat. Interior of cabin. Model. Figurehead on Cutty Sark. Group of girls.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

London; Olympia

Card file number

69332

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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