Motor Boat Regatta Ends in Disaster

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

70

Date Released

1 Jun 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament
2. 2Gandhi is Persuaded to Talk
3. 3Famous Balloonist Goes Aboard
4. 4Motor Boat Regatta Ends in Disaster

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Boat Regatta Ends in Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Unfortunate incident mars outboard race near Berlin as competitor crashes into spectators. SHOTLIST: Long shot of boats in the river with spectators on bank cheering. Close and long shots of the racing. Head on shot of speedboat crashing into boat of spectators.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Speed records; Accidents and disasters; Water sports

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1235

Length of story (in feet)

93

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