Walking on the Thames

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2190

Date Released

24 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Heath and Pompidou
2. 2'Copter Crash
3. 3Fishery Protection Ships
4. 4Walking on the Thames
5. 5Road Research
6. 6Car Rodeo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Walking on the Thames. DESCRIPTION: The Navy in a rather bizarre action this time - walking on water. An officer takes a stroll under the Tower Bridge in specially designed ‘water boots’. SHOTLIST: SV seaman Alan Hogarth climbs out of dinghy into water shoes. CU Hogarth. LV as he enters walking. SCU feet in water shoes. LV as he walks. SV pan down ditto. GV ditto with Tower Bridge. LV people watching, pan to SV Hogarth. SCU shoes as he walks. LV walking (getting nowhere fast). SV sailors watch. LV Hogarth walking.

Keywords

Curiosities; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

97097

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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