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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

402

Date Released

15 Feb 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Their Majesties visit the people’s palace
2. 2Reports: Norway snowed up
3. 3Reports: A rise in gyroplanes
4. 4Reports: New York tunnel
5. 5Reports: US floods recede
6. 6Reports: Irish ploughing
7. 7Reports: Trotsky talks
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing on Ice at St Moritz
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Polo - in California the Will Rogers Memorial Trophy
10. 10Girls
11. 11Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan
12. 12Launch
13. 13Rugby

Story

Story No. within this Issue

12 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Youthful But Expert Yachtsmen Star at Southampton. DESCRIPTION: Youthful but expert yachtsmen star at Southampton. SHOTLIST: Shot of Mr and Mrs Sopwith inspecting new yacht. Shots of the pair standing together. Young Tommy Sopwith launches the yacht. The yacht slides down the slipway. Name is ‘Philante’.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Children; Economics; Business and commerce; Launchings

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5142

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

74

Story extras:

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