Hurry - Hurry - Hydrofoil

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1784A
Date Released
15 Aug 1963
Date submitted
12 Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hurry - Hurry - Hydrofoil. DESCRIPTION: A new way to beat the traffic-blocks has been found by a big London firm - they’ve chosen a hydrofoil water-taxi to reduce travelling time. Powered by two hundred horse power engines and supported on three hydrofoils, the craft can travel at up to forty miles-an-hour. The cost:- six and a half thousand pounds. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV hydrofoil under Tower Bridge. MS pan same. LS Tower Bridge as seen from hydrofoil. MCU pilot Ken Rigby who drives hydrofoil. MCU passengers. CU hydrofoil across camera. CU pan hydrofoil. LS wake. MS pan - hydrofoil. MLS same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Transport
Locations
London; Tower Bridge
Card file number
87069
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hurry - Hurry - Hydrofoil', British Movietone News Issue No. 1784A, 15 Aug 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25209 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)