News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Record Swim - Fully Clothed
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 10 / 12
- Section Title
- News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Endurance Swimmer. DESCRIPTION: Long distance swimming record in Australia. SHOTLIST: Alan Denny is searched for concealed floats and then dives into the water fully clothed. He is towed to the shark-proof net which is to surround him all the way on his marathon swim from Manly to Sydney fully clad. As he swims he is carefully fed by officials in the launch.
- Keywords
- Food and cooking; Records; Safety devices
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 35848
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 33
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