News in Brief: Atlantic Raft

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420A
Date Released
23 Aug 1956
Date submitted
21 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atlantic Raft Arrives. DESCRIPTION: The L’Egare II in Falmouth after its adventurous 87 days trans-Atlantic drift from Halifax, Nova Scotia. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of L’Egare II. Various shots of the boat. Shots of the crew. TPS policeman picking up a black cat on the boat. MLS of the boat (x2).
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Falmouth
Card file number
67970A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Atlantic Raft', British Movietone News Issue No. 1420A, 23 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21138 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)