Babies’ rescue dinghy

Series

Series Name

Astra Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

10

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Emett’s ideal home
2. 2Babies’ rescue dinghy
3. 3Scooter jousting
4. 4Flying suit research

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 1/13/58 BABY IN DINGHY MS Swimming pool, man in lifejacket giving a beckoning signal. MS Man swimming in bath, cradle is lowered into water, with baby inside. Man undoes top of the cradle and we see the baby. CU Baby, pan to mother. MS Man in pool handing piece of rope or cord to another man on side of bath, who walks out of picture with it. Pan, to show man and baby. CU Baby in dinghy. MS Man swims to side of the bath to show man diving underwater. CU Underwater, man swims round. MS Taken from above baby. dinghy coming into side of bath. They place cover over baby. CU CU Man in water adjusting cover. MSS. Man in water, he blows air into dinghy. CU Bottom of dinghy taken from underwater. MS Man in pool, signals for water to be made rough. Water becomes very rough and raft rocks about. MS Man looking at instruments and making notes. CU Baby rocking about. CU Dial as needle creeps up. MS Baby being uncovered. MS Mother looking on. MS Baby being hauled out of bath and laid on side. MS Mother as she bends down to dinghy and lifts baby up. CU Baby in mother’s arms looking cheerful. (Eastman. Neg.) KING, MR. JOHN BABY IN DINGHY Various shots of Mr. John King, with his baby daughter, Susan, in pool, he is testing dinghy. (Eastman. Neg.) KING, SUSAN BABY IN DINGHY Various shots of baby, Susan King, aged 6 months in survival dinghy. (Eastman. Neg.) BABY IN DINGHY CU From under water, bottom of the dinghy. MS Baby & dinghy coming into side of pool, they place cover over a baby. MS Baby in dinghy, Mother bends down and lifts baby up. (Eastman. Neg.)"

Keywords

Ships and boats; Curiosities; Safety devices

Footage sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial   Issue No.159

Length of story (in feet)

284

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