Invention

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1684A

Date Released

14 Sep 1961

Date Other

Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Tall Ship in Town
2. 2Air Mail Jubilee
3. 3Stars at the Races
4. 4Shannon Disaster
5. 5Latest Skyscraper
6. 6Invention
7. 7Tragedy at Monza

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Invention. DESCRIPTION: Invention number one is a new kind of sailing boat, designed and built by Brian Jones of Bognor. It’s more or less a surf-board, with a hull only about a foot deep. It has twin masts and sails and is, in fact, designed for racing against catamarans. Invention number two is the work of Mick Walton of Somerset, whose ambition is to fly like a bird. With his home-made wings, he thought he would be able to fly! But ... SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS sailing boat. CU same. CU same. MS two men on boat. MS men putting sail on. GV boat in sea. MS two sail. GV boat. LS pan boat. MS same. LS same. CU boy. LS pan sailing. GV pan man with wings. CU same. MS pan man on ladder. LS man on hill. LS pan man running down hill.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Curiosities; Aviation

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

83145

Credits:

Camera

John Davies

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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