Sous Les Ponts De Paris

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1846A
Date Released
22 Oct 1964
Date submitted
10 Oct 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flair for Fashion. (Fashion Awards)
  2. 2Moulding the Cabinet
  3. 3Sous Les Ponts De Paris
  4. 4Earls Court 1964. (B&W & Eastman Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sous Les Ponts De Paris. DESCRIPTION: The International French Grand Prix for outboards was held on the Seine. Great Britain was well represented among the 84 competitors. Melly Merryfield won the contest with an average speed of nearly forty eight miles an hour. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV start of 10th International Grand Prix for Outboards. MS boats down River Seine. Pan same. Pan boats round buoy. GV same. LS race in progress. GV boats round buoy. CU same. CU British entry Melly Merryfield. LS boat along river. Pan Merryfield. LS boat round buoy. Pan race. Pan Merryfield overtakes other boats. Pan boat speeding along. GV same. GV boats approaching finish. Pan winner Merryfield passes finish.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
88948
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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