Tideway ‘64

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1835A

Date Released

6 Aug 1964

Date submitted

3 Aug 1964

Date submitted

1 Aug 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tideway ‘64
2. 2Solo to New York?
3. 3Vigil at Champagnole
4. 4Athletics - Heatwave Sets Sizzling Pace

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tideway ‘64. DESCRIPTION: The Thames Tideway Race is one of the trickiest tests for a dinghy sailor. Over two hundred entered. The race covers an eight and a half mile course - from Putney to Tower Bridge - and then a second stage back to Putney, seventeen miles, all of which present one hazard or another, however good the weather. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS competitor hoisting sails on dinghy. MS another. MCU same. MS people pushing dinghy into water. MLS another. MS man pushes dinghy into water. GV start of Tideway race. LS dinghies from bank. MLS same past camera. MLS capsized dinghy. GV dinghies under bridge. LS same. LS two dinghies. GV mass boats. LAS tower of the Vickers building. LS same and pan down to boats on river. MLS another. LS dinghies racing and pan to Westminster. LAS Big Ben. LS boats past Westminster. LS same towards Tower Bridge. LS From bank to dinghies. LS Tower Bridge. TS dinghy into the bank.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Sailing

Locations

London; River Thames

Card file number

88663

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

162

Story extras:

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