Look - No Hands!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1800
Date Released
2 Dec 1963
Date submitted
13 Nov 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Look - No Hands!. DESCRIPTION: With hands and feet securely tied together, 70-year-old Australian Tom Morris set out to beat his own world record, established in 1939, when he swam for 4 and a quarter hours all roped up. His new record over the 1,264 miles distance: 4 hours and 18 minutes. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV entrance to Home Hill Olympic Pool. MS 70-year-old Tom Morris prepares for swim. MS same dives into water and swims (with hands and feet tied together). ES same swims around pool. CU same. GV pool at night. CU Tom Morris swimming. CU spectators clapping. CU Morris after his record swim of 4 hours and 18 minutes.
Keywords
Swimming; Records; Water sports
Locations
Australia; Queensland
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
87555
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Look - No Hands!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1800, 2 Dec 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25345 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)