C for Courage

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1959

Date Released

19 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: C for Courage. DESCRIPTION: Progress report from Coniston, as Donald Campbell seeks to improve on his world water speed record. SHOTLIST: GV Lake Coniston, location for Donald Campbell’s World Water Speed Record attempt. ZS ditto. LS ditto. MCU Donald Campbell. MCU engineer working on damage, caused to Bluebird by a seagull. CU the damage to a spar. CU Campbell looks at damage. MS Bluebird moves out onto Lake Coniston. MLS ditto. CU stop watches started. Pan Bluebird across lake at high speed. MS man following Bluebird with timer. MS Bluebird approaches jetty. MS spectators watching. MS Bluebird pulled out of water. MC Campbell on stern of Bluebird. CU ditto.

Keywords

Records

Locations

England; Lancashire; Coniston Water

Card file number

91890

Credits:

Camera: Keith Medley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Robert Hawkins

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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