News in Brief: Olympic Yachts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1425
Date Released
24 Sep 1956
Date Other
Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 10
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Yachts Being Loaded. DESCRIPTION: Going aboard the Motor Vessel, ‘Waipawa’ (at London Docks) five sleek racing yachts, entered for the Olympic Games, at Melbourne. SHOTLIST: Shots of ship Waipawa. Shot of Vision being loaded on the Waipawa. Shots of a ship being loaded on board. Shot of the ship Bluebottle which is owned by the Queen and Duke being loaded onto the ship. Shot of men positioning the boat. CU of the name plate Bluebottle.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
London Docks
Card file number
68295
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Olympic Yachts', British Movietone News Issue No. 1425, 24 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21210 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)