Cornwall’s New Life-Saver

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1675A
Date Released
13 Jul 1961
Date submitted
8 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cornwall’s New Life-Saver
  2. 2What a Driver!
  3. 3Go-Karting Globe Trotters
  4. 4Hong Kong’s Latest
  5. 5Spaceman Drops In

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cornwall’s New Life-Saver. DESCRIPTION: At Kilcobben, near the Lizard, a magnificent new lifeboat was ready for naming and launching. Helicoptering in, Prince Philip came to perform the ceremony. He named this 52-footer, the largest and latest type in existence, The Duke of Cornwall. Coxwain George Mitchell was the first of the new life-boat’s crew to be presented to His Royal Highness. He had a word with each of these sturdy and gallant seamen, their wives and families, too. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS lifeboat on slipway waiting to be launched at Kilcobben Cove, near the Lizard. MS front of lifeboat on slipway. LS crowds sitting on cliff watching. LS helicopter. MS Royal National Lifeboat Institute flag blowing in the wind. MS Prince Philip. MS Coxwain George Mitchell. TS Prince Philip shakes hands with George Mitchell. Various close ups of seamen. MS Prince Philip talking to same. MS Prince Philip with a priest and others descend the cliff top in a lift. Various shots of same Prince laughing and smiling. CU side of boat with name Lizard-Cadgwith Lifeboat. TS bottle smashing on boat. MS lifeboat launched down slipway into sea - small boats in background. Various shots as boat sails off. LS crowds watch in small boats. LS three boats sail away. MS crowds in boats. MS lifeboat sails across screen - right to left - small boats in foreground. LS lifeboat with flag flying.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Cornwall
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
82838
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
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