News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1962

Date Released

9 Jan 1967

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tribute to a Record Breaker
• 2. Track Stars on Show
• 3. Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tribute to a Record Breaker. DESCRIPTION: Throughout his life Donald Campbell was guided by an unswerving conviction that his country’s prestige depended on maintaining her supremacy in such fields as Record Breaking. Movietone recalls the career of a gallant sportsman which ended so tragically at Coniston, within yards of triumph - the elusive speed of three hundred miles an hour. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU Donald Campbell standing by his car at Lake Coniston. GV Lake Coniston. MS Donald Campbell in Bluebird taxiing into middle of lake. GV Bluebird gains speed. CU dials. GV pan Campbell makes attempt on speed records. MCU damage caused to Bluebird after one of his latest attempts on speed record. MS Campbell looks at damage. MS Bluebird car before record attempt in Australia. CU looking through windscreen at Campbell as it is cleaned. MS Bluebird car moves away for record attempt. Trucking shot past floods in Australia before record bid in 1963. MS Campbell puts on crash helmet. GV pan Donald Campbell sets new land speed record of over 400 miles an hour. MS Sir Malcolm Campbell sitting in his Bluebird. MLS Sir Malcolm starts up motors. LS Sir Malcolm moves away on his record attempt. GV pan Sir Malcolm passes on record attempt. CU Donald Campbell walking towards Bluebird in Australia. MS Bluebird moves away on first record attempt in 1951. MS Donald’s wife watching. MS Bluebird pulls into side of Lake. GV pan John Cobb attempting water speed record at Loch Ness in 1952. GV pan Italian crashes, driving hydroplane. LS pan Campbell passes in Bluebird on Lake Coniston. MS ripples set up by wind on Lake Coniston. MLS Bluebird taxiing on lake. MLS Donald Campbell standing on tail of Bluebird as it is pulled into boathouse. MLS Bluebird comes from boat shed on morning on crash. CU Campbell in cockpit of Bluebird. BS Bluebird covers off. GV pan Campbell passes on record attempt from right to left. MS official timer. BBC Copyright - GV Pan Campbell passes left to right. GV pan Campbell crashes on record attempt. BS people watching. GV rescue boats on Lake Coniston. MS ambulance. GV rescue boats on lake. MS Leo Villa walks from side of lake. BS Leo Villa gets into car. MS part of wrecked Bluebird. MCU part of wreckage with name K 7. MS part of wreckage. GV Lake Coniston. GV looking through empty boathouse onto Lake Coniston.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Death; Records; Safety devices; Motor vehicles; Speed records; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Australia; England; Lancashire; Coniston Water

Footage sources

BBC
Library

Card file number

91936

Credits:

Camera

Keith Medley

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

434

Story extras:

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