Dead Beat!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1637
Date Released
17 Oct 1960
Date submitted
14 Oct 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dead Beat. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show Ray Duval, beating the drums to beat the record: 84 hours, one second. Having beaten the record, he is now aiming for a hundred hours! SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU Ray Duval. CU drums. MS Duval drumming. SS same. CU same. CU feet tapping. CU drum. CU symbol. CU Duval. TS drumming. CU drums. MS drumming. CU plate of food. MS girls jiving. MS drumming. CU Duval’s foot tapping. CU Duval drinking milk. CU drums. MS Gentlemen’s toilet.
Keywords
Music and dance; Food and cooking; Curiosities; Records
Locations
London; England
Card file number
81187
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dead Beat!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1637, 17 Oct 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23819 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)