The Lure of Speed
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 137
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