The Taff Swim

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1260A
Date Released
30 Jul 1953
Date submitted
27 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Taff Swim. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Men swimming. CU rain falling on lake - CU. People waiting in rain. Women start race, passing rowing boat advertising Titanic. Start of men’s race. Vida Dallimore SCU leading. Swan swim in lake. CU Dallimore. Finish of men’s race. CU C Taylor.
Local distribution only
Cardiff only instead of item 1.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Environment; Communications; Birds; Animals
Locations
Cardiff
Card file number
59458
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Taff Swim', British Movietone News Issue No. 1260A, 30 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18657 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)