Speed Boat Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1492

Date Released

6 Jan 1958

Date submitted

3 Jan 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1HMS Victorious
2. 2Storm in the Baltic
3. 3Atomic Ice-Breaker
4. 4Speed Boat Crash
5. 5A Telly Copper
6. 6The LSSR Special
7. 7Jamaica’s New Governor
8. 8Wanted - A Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed Boat Driver Killed. DESCRIPTION: Competing for the 4th time in the Orange Bowl International Grand Prix at Miami, Signor Ezio Selva from Italy met his death. SHOTLIST: Crowd shots. GV boat being lowered into water. CU the driver Ezio Selva in boat adjusting his helmet. GV 2 boats racing along. CU Selva’s boat bouncing on water and turning over. Shots of rescue launch and rescuers. Shots of wrecked boat.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Death; Speed records; Accidents and disasters; Water sports

Locations

United States of America; Florida

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

72474

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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