Flashes: Sir Malcolm hits 300 and achieves life’s ambition

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

328

Date Released

16 Sep 1935

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flashes: Sir Malcolm hits 300 and achieves life’s ambition
2. 2Flashes: Europeans leave Addis Ababa for safer quarters
3. 3Flashes: About the Basket Racers and those Blackpool lights
4. 4Religion: Description by Eric Dunstan
5. 5Foreign Affairs: Sir Samuel Hoare’s speech at League
6. 6Sports: All Black’s first match versus Devon & Cornwall at Devonport

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Section Title

Flashes

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Malcolm Campbell - 300 MPH. SHOTLIST: AV Bluebird doing 304 mph. CU Mechanics fix wheel. GV ‘Bluebird’ on run. MS Crowd cheering. CU Sir Malcolm Campbell talking about not quite making the record. CU judges. CU Sir Malcolm talking about reaching record. MS Sir Malcolm with son Donald congratulating him. NB the newsreel story is incomplete - shows trial run only.

Keywords

Vehicles; Records

Locations

Utah; Salt Lake

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3910

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

94

Story extras:

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