Channel Swim - Success and Failure

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1106
Date Released
14 Aug 1950
Date submitted
10 Aug 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Swim - Success & Failure. DESCRIPTION: Florence Chadwick of America has set a new Woman’s Record for swimming the Channel, but her compatriot, Shirley May France, failed in her attempt. SHOTLIST: KS. CU person swimming. Elevated GV of Miss Florence Chadwick swimming towards shore of St Margaret’s Bay & walking out of water. Cut-ins of crowds watching her from cliff tops. Chadwick climbs into boat. Chadwick from French coast walks in & swims about in water. CU of her with father, speech by Miss Chadwick. Library - Miss Shirley May France swimming - several shots. Launch approaches shore. France carried out of water up beach through crowd on stretcher.
Keywords
Sport; Women
Locations
France; St Margaret’s Bay
Footage sources
France
Library
Card file number
54176
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Channel Swim - Success and Failure', British Movietone News Issue No. 1106, 14 Aug 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16597 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)