Record Breaker Recovered

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2079A
Date Released
10 Apr 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Record Breaker Recovered. DESCRIPTION: Bangor Lecturer, Owen Wyn Owen exhumes the car in which famous Welsh Speed Ace Parry Thomas was killed when trying to regain his World Land Speed Record in 1927. Ever since, the car has been buried beneath Pendine Sands. SHOTLIST: GV pan Sir Malcolm Campbell making his record breaking land speed attempt. MS Malcolm Campbell with car after record attempt (Library Material). GV Pendine Sands. MS pan site of excavation of Parry Thomas’ car. 2 shots MS car uncovered. CU Mr Owen Wyn Owen instigator of the exhumation. HAS car. 3 shots MS car. 2 shots CU dial from instrument panel. MS men excavating car. MS men watching. HAS car being lifted from grave. LAS crane driver. HAS car lifted. MS ditto. MS car let down onto lorry. MS men looking. MS car on lorry. MCU Mr Owen. Man looking. MCU pan down men examining wheel hub. MS children looking at car.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Records
Locations
Wales; United Kingdom; Pendine Sands
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
94609
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Record Breaker Recovered', British Movietone News Issue No. 2079A, 10 Apr 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27813 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)