News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2261

Date Released

2 Oct 1972

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Sea Angling Festival
• 2. Speed Record Sailing Boat
• 3. Lifeboat Trials
• 4. French Pretender Weds [Sic]
• 5. Apes V Humans Soccer
• 6. Newmarket Horse Sales
• 7. Chelsea Antiques Fair
• 8. Chess with Living Figures
• 9. Underwater Chess

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Underwater Chess. DESCRIPTION: In their private undersea world, chess contestants have an audience of sharks. SHOTLIST: SV looking through window, two drivers sitting at table playing chess under water. SV moving chess men on board as fish swim by. CU large turtle swims by as men play chess. SV two men playing chess. CU mass of air bubbles coming from helmet. CU moving chess pieces. SV large fish swims past as men continue to play chess.

Keywords

Curiosities

Locations

Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

98449

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

42

Story extras:

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