Rocking the Boat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1464A
Date Released
27 Jun 1957
Date submitted
24 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocking the Boat. DESCRIPTION: Two thousand teenagers rocking the Royal Daffodil on a Channel trip to Calais. Meanwhile Inspector Ovenden, checking the pilot-shaft, which may one day link Folkestone with Calais. SHOTLIST: Side shot of boat, with people lining side in foreground. Shots of young teenagers lying in the sun. Shots of mass jiving. Two girls rock n’ rolling. Shot of feet. Shots of girls rockin’. Girl duck walking. Shot of feet. Girls again. Shot of Inspector Ovenden in tunnel testing roof with stick. Same again different angle. Inspector Ovenden wading through water. Flash back to boat. Girl and boy swinging the music. Girl shimmying. General view of the teenagers rocking and rolling. Couples lying out on the deck.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Youth
Locations
English Channel
Card file number
71064
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rocking the Boat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1464A, 27 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21770 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)