Thames Tear Up

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2108A

Date Released

30 Oct 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hospital for the Seventies
2. 2Whakatopa
3. 3Motoball
4. 4Thames Tear Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Thames Tear Up. DESCRIPTION: In spite of wind and rain, in spite of the hazards of driftwood, the first Powerboat race ever held on the Thames provides an exciting foretaste for a Six Hour international event to be held on London’s river next summer. SHOTLIST: Various shots scenes before the race. GV pan start of Thames powerboat race. GV boats racing. TS ditto. LS boats race past. TS boat. MLS pan boat racing. TS zoom out boats pass under bridge. LS pan No 6 Bill Shakespeare. MS wake. TS No 6 Shakespeare. LAS spray. LAS man driving boat. GV wake. TS boats racing. MS crowd. LS pan boat passes crowd, Tony Thornhill in Weir Jumper. LAS shot from boat as it passes under the bridge. GV boats racing. Shot of river from boat. MS No 17 Tony Williams. MS Tony Williams capsized. TS boats race round buoys. MS shot of race from boat. MS pan No 8. MS pan No 7. MS pan 2 boats. TS pan Bill Shakespeare. MS pan Peter Inward in Low Flier. LS boat No 1 speeds along. MS crowd. MS pan winner No 1 Don Ross.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Speed records; Water sports

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

95309

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

281

Story extras:

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