Schneider Trophy Machines on View

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

114A

Date Released

13 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Unwary Grouse Has His Annual Shock
2. 2Soviet Party Visits Capitalist London
3. 3Train Bomb Outrage Shocks Germany
4. 4Declaration Pacts Pep Up Cricket
5. 5Hikers’ Pilgrimage to Rock of Ages
6. 6Schneider Trophy Machines on View

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Schneider Trophy Machines on View. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s team for World’s highest speed contest pose for the camera at Calshot. SHOTLIST: Shots of some of the officers walking past planes. CU Squadron Leader Orlebar. CU Flt Lt Long. CU another ? CU Flt Lt Stainforth, one or two other officers including a RN man (this could be Brinten). Shots of the planes and propellers whirring round. Plane takes to water and takes off. Other planes likewise. Plane past camera.

Keywords

Sport; Aviation; Speed records; Air force; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1356

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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