Green Monster - Record Dragster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2129A

Date Released

26 Mar 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby - Scotland V England
2. 2Race of Champions
3. 3Green Monster - Record Dragster
4. 4News in Colour: Royal Tour - New Zealand

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Green Monster - Record Dragster. DESCRIPTION: American speed merchant Art Arfons introduces his 17,500 horsepower Green Monster on an airfield near Bournemouth. Three times holder of the land-speed record, Arfons tries for the world quarter mile standing start record and reaches 275 mph in a matter of seconds. SHOTLIST: SV green monster. CU pointed nose tilt to pressman. CU Arfons into car. CU pan from controls along car. CU driver. SV zoom to driver waving ‘all clear’. GV car away at speed. LV pan car down runway with parachute opening. LV car away for second run. LV pan down runway with parachute opening.

Keywords

Mass media; Vehicles; Records

Locations

Bournemouth

Card file number

95764

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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