Boat on Stilts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1546
Date Released
19 Jan 1959
Date submitted
13 Jan 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The New Sea Wings. DESCRIPTION: Anyone who wants to go faster on water may think it a good idea to fit hydrofoils to his runabout. Then, he’ll have a boat on stilts and he’ll get an extra ten miles an hour, or more. These hydrofoils had their first public demonstration in Britain on London river. SHOTLIST: Boat bounces on water (key). MS boat bounces through water. Same. Tracking shot - boat on stilts in water. Longer shot - same. Boat passes camera on stilts.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
England
Card file number
76044
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:

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'Boat on Stilts', British Movietone News Issue No. 1546, 19 Jan 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22818 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)