The Lure of Speed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1852

Date Released

30 Nov 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Road in the Sky
2. 2A Plate for the Hungry
3. 3Exports - Concrete Evidence
4. 4The Lure of Speed
5. 5The Massacre of Stanleyville

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Lure of Speed. DESCRIPTION: Fastest boat in the world - Donald Campbell’s Bluebird - during warming up trials at Lake Bonney in South Australia. Donald Campbell’s been chasing his own world water speed record of 260 miles per hour which he set up in 1959. SHOTLIST: Scenes. MS Donald Campbell and Bluebird. CU man from Bluebird team. Crowd shots. Library Material. Sir Malcolm Campbell, John Cobb and his hydroplane and crash. Also Oscar Scarpe catapulting through air. Shot of him in water. MLS pan Donald Campbell’s Bluebird.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Records

Locations

Australia; Lake Bonney

Footage sources

Australia
Library

Card file number

89090

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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