Disaster of the Darlwin

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1940

Date Released

8 Aug 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Caveman Sets World Record
2. 2Going-Going-Gone?
3. 3Sir Lance-A-Lot on Water
4. 4Ombudsman
5. 5Disaster of the Darlwin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Disaster of the Darlwin. DESCRIPTION: From Cornwall pictures of the tragic finale to the pleasure cruise which resulted in the death of thirty one people on the Pleasure Boat Darlwin. SHOTLIST: GV the quayside of Fowey. TS local residents beside a small boat. MS one of the pleasure boats in the harbour. MS holiday makers looking out at sea. MCU Major Richard Carter. MCU man walking with his dog. CU sign Greatwood Licensed Hotel. GV the Greatwood Hotel. GV ditto. MLS police controlling crowd, pan out to lifeboat coming into quayside. MS the lifeboat. MS crowd. MCU one of the lifeboat’s crew throws rope onto quayside. MCU men securing lifeboat. MCU one of the lifeboats crew passes a piece of wreckage from the Darlwin onto the quay. MS ditto. MS policemen take some of the wreckage away. MS policeman goes on board the lifeboat. MCU on board the lifeboat the policemen talk to the crew. CU one of the crew. MCU policemen and crew members examining piece of wreckage. MS a hearse takes away one of the bodies. MS pan round the hotel car park. GV pan around the hotel grounds.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Cornwall; England; Fowey

Card file number

91431

Credits:

Camera

John Wanstall

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

222

Story extras:

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