Youthful Channel Swimmers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1052A
Date Released
4 Aug 1949
Date submitted
2 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Swimmers. DESCRIPTION: At Dover, Miss Shirley May France takes a few swims in the harbour to adapt herself to the forthcoming attempt to swim the Channel. SHOTLIST: KS. Philip Mickman swimming in water, several shots. Also entering water. Miss Shirley May France looks out to sea from top of cliffs. On beach prepares to enter water. Enters water, (Dover Harbour) swims (crawls) about. Cut-in White Cliffs of Dover. Out of water. Kisses her father. CU of her drying her hair with a towel.
Locations
Dover
Card file number
52350
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Youthful Channel Swimmers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1052A, 4 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15871 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)