An Alarming List

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1452A

Date Released

4 Apr 1957

Date Other

Mar 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Strikes Over
2. 2Ex-Servicemen Protest
3. 3An Alarming List
4. 4Repton’s Royal Visit
5. 5The Canal Cleared
6. 6Cypriots Rejoice
7. 7The Boat Race
8. *Title Fight

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mayflower Lists Over. DESCRIPTION: Mayflower II was being floated out of dock into Brixham Harbour, when she began listing. The official explanation was that she was short of twenty tons of ballast. This will be adjusted and stability trials will be held before she sets out on her goodwill voyage across the Atlantic. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Mayflower II in the docks. Shots of the water. Dusk - various shots of the Mayflower II listing to one side.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Devon; Brixham

Footage sources

Plymouth Films

Card file number

70279

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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