Water Skiing Champs

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1573A

Date Released

30 Jul 1959

Date submitted

27 Jul 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Glorious Goodwood
2. 2Nixon and Khrushchev
3. 3Water Skiing Champs
4. 4Fifty Years After
5. 5Another Channel Crossing
6. 6Chimps Get Hot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Skiing Champs. DESCRIPTION: Lady Docker’s son Lance has just won the Men’s Title in Britain’s National Championships at Ruislip Lido. The Women’s Champion was Maureen Taylor. Water skiing has really caught on over here, and there are 20 clubs around the country. SHOTLIST: MS skiing (key). CU pan - Lady Docker’s son - Lance. LS same skiing. Same - on one ski. Closer same. LS Gillian Rowe skiing and falling. Same - Sue Mason. Closer - skier falls. Pan - Maureen Taylor skiing. Same. FS two girls carrying skis. BS same.

Keywords

Sport; Competitions

Locations

England; Middlesex; Ruislip; Ruislip Lido

Card file number

77754

Credits:

Camera

Len Waldorf

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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