Twenty Years Ago

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2261A

Date Released

5 Oct 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Haydock Park Flat Racing
2. 2New Pram Design
3. 3European Airbus
4. 4Twenty Years Ago
5. 5School Boy Hovercraft

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twenty Years Ago. DESCRIPTION: From the Movietone Film Archives, we look at the fatal attempt of Sir John Cobb on the World Water Speed Record. SHOTLIST: GV John Cobb’s speedboat Crusader on local news. SCV Cobb sitting in cockpit of Crusader waves to cameras. CU Cobb interview. LV Crusader moving slowly out to centre of Loch. CU Cobb in cockpit adjusting goggles. SV crowd on bank watching. GV pan Cobb making record bid across Loch, the boat crashes, disintegrates and sinks.

Keywords

Records; Accidents and disasters; History and archaeology

Locations

Scotland; Loch Ness

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

98494A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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