Built for Speed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1735

Date Released

3 Sep 1962

Date submitted

30 Aug 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Adventures in Eating
2. 2Miss with the Mostest
3. 3Meet the Mountain Ponies
4. 4Disabled Are Able!
5. 5Paris - Fashion Fantastic!
6. 6Built for Speed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Built for Speed. DESCRIPTION: Here is one of the fancied entries for the forthcoming international Offshore Power Boat Race down the Channel to Torquay. It is British built, has two petrol engines that give a maximum speed of nearly 60 knots, and is built not only for speed, but to withstand the tremendous buffeting of deep waters during long distance races. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV boat. MS engines. CU ditto. MLS boat out. CU helmsman. MLS boat left to right. BS wake. MLS right to left. BS wake. MLS boat right to left. BS wake. MLS boat right to left.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

Portsmouth

Card file number

85006

Credits:

Camera

Jim Godfrey

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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