Tattoo Tourists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2098A
Date Released
21 Aug 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Talk Better Than Trouble
  2. 2So Near and Yet...
  3. 3Sound of Movement
  4. 4Tattoo Tourists
  5. 5Bravery of Long Distance Walker

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tattoo Tourists. DESCRIPTION: Dress rehearsal for the Parachute Regiment and other units of the Services before they begin their Coast to Coast tour of North America - taking the pageantry and thrills of the British Army Tattoo to 28 cities in the United States and Canada. SHOTLIST: MS army massed band rehearse on parade ground for tour of America & Canada. MS pan Royal Signals motor cycle team perform human pyramid on bikes. MCU pan 2 members of team perform hand stand type trick. MS 2 riders ride machines up ramp and take off through the air over the top of car. MS team ride over ramps in a criss cross manner. TS army officials. MCU army officer. MS squads of PT core throw long logs to each other. MS dog of RAF team attempts obstacle course. MS dog on lead. GV dog attempting obstacle course runs towards camera and back. MS soldiers display art of unarmed combat. MS member of Red Devils free falling parachute team waiting to jump. LAS other members also waiting in plane. MCU Red Devils jump from plane (from inside plane looking back). G to A Red Devils, parachutes open in sky. 3 shots G to A pan down as Red Devils land.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Aviation; Stunts; Animals; Military
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
95084
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
219
Story extras:
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