Battle of Sharks

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1223
Date Released
10 Nov 1952
Date submitted
8 Jul 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Sharks. DESCRIPTION: Shark fishing in the sea South of Adelaide, proves a battle, as a thousand pounder fights to free himself from the hook (baited with a ten pound steak). SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crew of boat walk along pier. Aboard shot, placing piece of steak on hook, casting bait over stern of ship. Angler seated in stern, tries dropping bait into shark’s mouth, another grabs at it, bring shark alongside. Getting rope round its tail, shark on board, opening its mouth. Shark hoisted up on quayside.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Animals
Locations
Australia; Adelaide
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
58139
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Battle of Sharks', British Movietone News Issue No. 1223, 10 Nov 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18179 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)