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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

103

Date Released

1931

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. QUEEN OF HOLLAND AT DUTCH PORT
• 1. Al Brown Defeats Teddy Baldock at Olympia
• 2. GERMAN ATHLETES HOLD CARNIVAL
• 2. Spirit of Empire Day in Hyde Park
• 3. HITLER
• 3. German Crown Prince Attends Fete in Rome
• 4. DR BRUNING INTERVIEW
• 4. Mystery Speedboat Takes to the Water
• 5. EIFFEL TOWER GETS NEW SUMMER COAT
• 5. Empress of Britain is Privately Viewed
• 6. CROATS HONOUR PATRON SAINT
• 6. Australian Horses Take Freak Jumps
• 7. KING OF ALBANIA HOST TO OFFICERS ON HIS BIRTHDAY

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mystery Speedboat Takes to the Water. (Miss Carstairs Entry). DESCRIPTION: Miss Carstairs, sporting millionairess, launched at Cowes, her entrant for Detroit Trophy. SHOTLIST: Speed boat being brought out from shed. Miss Carstairs speaks to camera about race. Speed boat taken into water down slipway. Long shot of same on trial.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats; Women; Economics; Business and commerce; Records; Speed records; Water sports

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1222

Length of story (in feet)

67

Story extras:

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