For Sea Rescue

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1446

Date Released

18 Feb 1957

Date Other

Feb 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Queen Leaves
2. 2By-Election Won by Labour
3. 3The Jaguar Blaze
4. 4For Sea Rescue
5. 5Wedding in Soho
6. 6The Fifth Round - Manchester United V Everton
7. 7The Fifth Round - Bournemouth V Spurs
8. *The Dairy Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New German Cruiser. DESCRIPTION: Off Bremerhaven, a new type of sea-rescue vessel was seen on her trials. A high speed craft equipped with up-to-the minute gear, the Germans caller her an SOS Cruiser. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Theodor Heuss on her trials. MCU German flag flying. Shots of a smaller vessel on board the boat. MLS of the smaller boat being launched from the boat. Various shots of the smaller boat in the water. Shots of the smaller boat going back on board the bigger boat. Bigger boat moving off out to sea.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Safety devices

Locations

Germany; Bremerhaven

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

69775

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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