Breakers Ahead

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1388A
Date Released
12 Jan 1956
Date submitted
9 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Surf Carnival. DESCRIPTION: South Curl Beach, Sydney - and thirty teams in the great surf carnival. SHOTLIST: GVs the beach and sea with surfboarders at work. Various shots of men falling into sea. GVs surf boats straining against tide. CU crew in boat. CU boat turning over and crew falling into sea. SCU boat sweeping into beach. GV big wave turning boat over.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Water sports
Locations
Sydney; Australia; South Curl Beach
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
65621
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Breakers Ahead', British Movietone News Issue No. 1388A, 12 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20647 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)