Challenge in Sail

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1947A

Date Released

29 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Challenge in Sail. DESCRIPTION: Sovereign and Constellation, old adversaries in the America’s Cup, are being used by the French as training craft for the French challenge in the race. At Plymouth, a steam boat, built in 1910, prepares for an epic journey across the Atlantic. Her American owner bought her recently in this country and expects to need fifty days and calm weather, to complete the journey home. SHOTLIST: MS men wetting sail on board boats. MS ditto. Pan up sail. MLS boats move past camera. GV ditto. LS ditto. GV pan ditto. LS boat keeling over. GV ditto. MS men at wheel of boat. GV boat keeling over. LS ditto. LS ditto. MS people following on cabin boat. GV boats under full sail. GV ditto. GV ditto. Slip pan. LS the steam boat Norian at quayside in Plymouth. CU name Norian. CU skipper of boat Mr Chadwell O’Connor. CU Mrs O’Connor. MS Mr and Mrs Chadwell O’ Connor. MLS yhe Norian at quayside. MLS Mrs O’ Connor raises American flag on ship. MLS yhe Norisn at quayside. MS name on ship as it passes away from quayside. LS yhe Norian as it leaves Plymouth. MS bow of ship. MS badge of Norian. GV the Norian underway.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; History and archaeology

Locations

Plymouth; England; English Channel; Mediterranean Sea

Footage sources

France

Card file number

91608

Credits:

Camera: John Wanstall
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

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