News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2078A

Date Released

3 Apr 1969

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. River Riders
• 2. Player Turns Painter
• 3. Memorial Chapel
• 4. Chopper to the Rescue
• 5. Identi-Quick

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: River Riders. DESCRIPTION: The world’s largest Hovercraft visits London where Tower Bridge raises it’s spans in salute. Another newcomer to the Thames, the largest passenger-carrying Catamaran in Europe goes into service. SHOTLIST: GV Tower Bridge. MLS people watching from riverside. View of Tower Bridge from British Rail Hovercraft Princess Margaret. LS Hovercraft passes through Tower Bridge. MS people watching. MLS Hovercraft along river. Pan from helicopter propeller to Tower Bridge. MS Catamaran passenger boat at Greenwich. MS nameplate Suerita. 2 shots Suerita - people disembarking. View of Tower Bridge from Suerita. MS Suerita. LAS Tower Bridge. TS wake of boat over side. LS Tower of London. MS pan up sailor steering. Pan from Westminster Bridge to Houses of Parliament. MS wheelhouse. MS pan passengers on deck. MS girl passenger. HAS wake over stern. MS sign Teddington. LS Suerita enters Teddington Lock. MS water level rising. MLS gates opening. MS passengers waving. MS pan Suerita leaves lock.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Transport

Locations

London; United Kingdom

Card file number

94590

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

185

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive