Bath Tub Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2143
Date Released
29 Jun 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bath Tub Racing. DESCRIPTION: The first race for powered bathtubs across Sydney Harbour. No place for scrubbers as competitors meet the wash. And in West Berlin the European outboard championships make quite a splash too. SHOTLIST: GV motor boats speed along river with yachts etc. in b/g. SV pan man waves from motor boat. GV 2 shots larger boats racing along water, Sydney Harbour Bridge in b/g. LV man in boat with outboard motor. SV man in craft on giant water skis battles through surf. LV man standing at helm of another craft on skis. GV boats racing. SV pan 2 shots boats speed past. LV from speeding boat of other craft. LV pan winning boat finishes. SV winner pulls boat onto beach. CU winner. (66’). MOTOR BOAT RACE - CARD 96103 GV pan motor boats speed past. SCU of helmsman lying down in boat (travel shot). SV pan 3 shots boats speed past from left to right. LV pan boat past right to left. SCU spectators. SV pan 2 boats speed past. Travelling shot SCU Helmsman lying down in boat. SV pan winner No 69 Kurt Mischke passes at speed. (66’).
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Speed records; Water sports
Locations
Sydney; Australia; West Berlin
Footage sources
Australia
France
Card file number
96093
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bath Tub Racing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2143, 29 Jun 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28384 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)