America’s Cup

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1528A

Date Released

18 Sep 1958

Date Other

Sep 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Goodwood TT
2. 2America’s Cup
3. 3News from France: Assassination Attempt
4. 4News from France: De Gaulle Meets Adenauer
5. 5News from France: Medal for Monty
6. 6Black Knight Fired

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s Cup. DESCRIPTION: Fifteen yachts contested an international race round the Isle of Wight, a hundred years ago. The event was won by a yacht from the United States, the schooner America. The trophy (ever since known as the America’s Cup) was put up for perpetual International Competition. But no country has yet succeeded in taking it from the Americans. King George V and the Duke of Windsor (then Prince of Wales) enjoyed this sport: on Britannia, one of the most famous of all time. But she never raced for the America’s Cup. For over 30 years Sir Thomas Lipton went after that trophy. Sir Thomas Sopwith took over the role of British challenger with his Endeavour I and II, but he had no luck, either. Now, it’s the smaller, 12-metre Sceptre, that aims to win for Britain that Cup which America has held since 1851. She’ll be racing against Columbia. Good luck to her in Newport Bay! SHOTLIST: MS pan yacht. LS yacht through trees. GV yachts race. MS people in yacht. CU bows of yacht. GV yachts race. MS still of old yacht. GV yachts race. MS same. MS yacht under sail. LS same. MS work on deck. MS officers. LS (2) men pull rope. MS yacht races alongside. CU water breaking over rope. MS people on deck of yacht. MS yacht turns. CU Sir Thomas Lipton. LS yacht racing. LS yacht racing. CU men up deck. LS yacht racing. TS same. MS Sceptre racing. Same. Aerial shot same. Same. MS same. BS same tilt to sail. MS Sceptre. Tracking shot same.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Economics; Business and commerce; Sailing

Footage sources

United States of America
Library

Card file number

74925

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

216

Story extras:

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