Power Boat Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2190A

Date Released

27 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Power Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: An unusual power boat race at Ramsgate - with an unusual start! SHOTLIST: GV Ramsgate harbour. SV line up of girls in hot pants outside classic cinema. CU pan along girls 2 shots. SV Mayor of Ramsgate prepares to start race. GV lowers his arm and girls start running down street - pan as they pass camera. BV girls running along promenade. GV girls get into waiting powerboats in harbour. LV Mayor waving from jetty. GV pan boats racing out of harbour. LV boat at speed. GV boats’ wake. SV pan boat at speed. SV pan No 113 Mister Poppet at speed. SCU pan girls in boat. Ditto at speed. LV pan boats turn round buoy & head for home. SV pan No 113. GV boats speeding towards camera. LV winner is congratulated. SV pan as dolly bird in hot pants is presented to winner (David Jeffcott of Sandwich). SCU as winner receives a kiss from 2 girls.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Competitions

Locations

Ramsgate; United Kingdom

Card file number

97103

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

132

Story extras:

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