South for Sunshine?

Series

Series Name
Home and Away

Issue

Issue No.
8
Date Released
1956
Length of issue (in feet)
485
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Moving House
  2. 2South for Sunshine?
  3. 3Rest and be Thankful
  4. 4Steam goes Supersonic

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: Each year, the Renfrew works and London offices of Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd., compete in field events for the "Renlon" Cup. This year the contest was in London but Renfrew ran away with the cup. On the next day both teams and their supporters joined in a voyage along the upper reaches of the Thames by river steamer and after a peaceful and picturesque journey the party landed at Tagg’s Island to dance at the Casino Hotel, so ending a friendly occasion enjoyed by all from the first race to the last waltz.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Athletics; Scenery and travel
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases
Synopses of the Babcock Film Magazines booklet   p9-10. Used for synopsis
Scottish Screen Archive database   Ref.1519
Credits:
Sponsor
Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.
Producer
Cyril Randell
Editor
Ken Collins
Director
Peter Dixon
Production Co.
Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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