Commander King

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2295
Date Released
28 May 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commander King. DESCRIPTION: Round the World sailor Bill King prepares for his epic journey. SHOTLIST: GV sailing boats in bay in foreground, boats with crowds on board, zoom in to SV of sailing boats. SV Commander King in his boat sailing past camera boat. SV Galway Blazer III under full sail with King at helm. CU ditto. SV shot at bow ditto. SCU rear of yacht. SV rear half of yacht with steering gear in operation. SV King in cabin tying himself to kitchen sink. SCU King’s head and shoulders. SCU ditto filling up kettle & puts it on gas stove.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Military
Locations
Plymouth
Card file number
99113
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Commander King', British Movietone News Issue No. 2295, 28 May 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29906 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)