The Return of the ‘Girl Jean’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1076A
Date Released
19 Jan 1950
Date submitted
16 Jan 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Return of the Girl Jean. DESCRIPTION: Dramatically discovered drifting some 200 miles from Aberdeen, the motor fishing vessel Girl Jean of Arbroath was taken in tow by the Hull trawler Reptonian and returned to Aberdeen. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of "Reptonian" towing "Girl Jean" at sea. Various aerial shots of same. Night material "Girl Jean" tied up alongside quay, with "Reptonian" lifebelt over bows of ship. "Girl Jean" with some of the . "Reptonian" crew on board. MS "Reptonian" with skipper on board. CU Mrs Guthrie, boy’s mother. Two ‘still’ of John Guthrie - SCU.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Aberdeen
Card file number
53088
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Return of the ‘Girl Jean’', British Movietone News Issue No. 1076A, 19 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16151 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)