Action Girls

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1987A

Date Released

6 Jul 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ribocco Sweeps Derby
2. 2Sounding Brass
3. 3Post Instant
4. 4Action Girls
5. 5Brab First Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Action Girls. DESCRIPTION: Three girls who don’t take life sitting down. Solo Pilot Sheila Scott, aiming to beat Amy Johnson’s London - Capetown record. Canadian Student Liz Reid wins a Scholarship to learn about Engineering in Britain. Rosemary Brimblecombe who works for her father’s coach company, prefers to be at the wheel rather than the typewriter. SHOTLIST: MS Sheila Scott at London Airport. MS ditto. MLS Sheila Scott’s Piper Comanche on tarmac. MS Sheila Scott into plane. MS writing (G-ATOY) on side of plane. MS Sheila Scott into plane. MCU 99 Club insignia on tail plane. MS Sheila Scott in plane on tarmac. MCU ditto. MS pan Sheila Scott taxies onto runway. MS women watching. Pan Sheila Scott takes off. Elizabeth Anne Reid walking towards factory. LS ditto. Tracking shot as she walks through machine shop. MS as she walks up to women operating armature winding machine. CU armature being wound. CU Elizabeth Anne Reid. CU as she signs autograph on newspaper cutting. MS Rosemary Brimblecombe walks to coach. MCU as she gets into coach. MCU Rosemary sits down in driving seat. CU Rosemary puts on sunglasses. MCU Rosemary switches on ignition. CU Rosemary puts coach into gear. MS as she drives off. MS children in coach. MS Rosemary driving coach. CU Rosemary’s reflection in mirror. MS children in coach. CU ditto. CU Rosemary driving coach. CU hands on steering wheel. Pan as two boys get out of coach. MCU Rosemary waves to boys, then puts off hand-brake. Coach drives off.

Keywords

Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Women; Aviation; Transport; Industry and manufacture; Engineering

Locations

England

Card file number

92534

Credits:

Commentator

Peter Nerreter

Length of story (in feet)

234

Story extras:

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