Tributes: Sir Francis Chichester
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tributes: Sir Francis Chichester. DESCRIPTION: Tribute too, to Sir Francis Chichester, that intrepid Old Man of the Sea, who died at Plymouth at the age of 70. SHOTLIST: LV interior museum of famous seafaring personalities. SV waxwork figure of ditto Sir Francis Chichester. GAV Chichester’s yacht Gipsy Moth IV at sea during round the world voyage. GV crowd awaiting arrival. LV Gipsy Moth IV. SV ditto with Sir Francis waving. SCU ditto. GV crowds assembled in front of Greenwich Naval College. SV Chichester walks forward and shakes hands with Queen. SCU son, Giles, watching. SV Chichester talking with Queen. 2 SVs sailor puts kneeling stool into position. SV Queen knighting Chichester. GV Gipsy Moth IV moored at landing stage. CU bow. SV Queen on board Gipsy Moth IV talking to Chichester. LV Sir Francis waving as he sails away from landing stage.
- Keywords
- Sport; Ships and boats; Sailing
- Locations
- United Kingdom
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 98391B
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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