Little Venice

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2150
Date Released
17 Aug 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Concorde Breaks Sound Barrier
  2. 2Little Venice
  3. 3Duck Driver
  4. 4Russian Navy Day
  5. 5Bonn-Moscow Treaty
  6. 6Mobutu Meets Nixon
  7. 7Young Vic
  8. 8Finnish Fashions
  9. 9Bed-Making Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Little Venice Boat Show. DESCRIPTION: A water carnival at London’s Little Venice. Water skiing, canoe polo and speedboat manoeuvring on this delightful stretch of the Grand Union Canal. SHOTLIST: GV sail boats on canal of Little Venice. GV pan water skier passes. SV new speedboat demonstrates remarkable turning capabilities. SV girls ride into water on a water tandem. SV crowd. LV girls in water on tandem. LV riverbus returning from London Zoo. SCU man, woman looks on. SV men playing a ball game in canoes. SV crowd. GV canoe football in progress. TV pan water skier fall off.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Transport; Speed records; Water sports
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96254
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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