Speed on Water

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1516A

Date Released

26 Jun 1958

Date submitted

24 Jun 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Queen Reviews the Terriers
2. 2King Olav Blessed
3. 3Le Mans Race
4. 4She’s Launched
5. 5Speed on Water
6. 6Where’s That Tiger
7. 7Report from Lebanon
8. 8Wimbledon Opens

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Boat Championships. DESCRIPTION: An outboard race took place on a lake near Hanover, at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: MS starter fires gun. GV boats racing. MS same. Same. GV boats. MS same (5). MS boat capsizes.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Speed records; Water sports

Locations

Hanover; West Germany

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

74171

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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