Cannon Girl

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2361A
Date Released
5 Sep 1974
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cannon Girl & Steam Fair. DESCRIPTION: At the Severn Steam Fair in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, human cannon ball Mary Connors takes off to a wet landing. SHOTLIST: CU sign Borough of Tewkesbury. GV street pan to sign Severn Steam Fair. SV traction engine being driven along. SV crowd. LV people looking at a steam engine. CU engine. SV steam organ. LV 2 steam engines. CU fly wheel spinning. CU pistons in motion. CU steam coming out of a funnel. SV fly wheel spinning. CU Human Cannon Ball written on cannon. GV cannon & people watching. CU Mary Connors putting on helmet. GV her T-shirt. LV Mary climbing ladder to enter cannon. CU sign ‘Have Gun Hope to Travel’. GV cannon, fires, Mary starts to fly through air, she lands in water. SV man rescues her with boat, he gets tipped in water. SV cameraman. LV frogmen in boat coming to the rescue. LV pan girl being pulled into boat pan to frogman with upturned boat. STEAM FAIR STOCK SHOTS (300’) Ancient steam engines in action - flywheels - pistons etc. Tewkesbury sign. Old streets of town. GVs fairground activity. Boy with enormous candy floss. Steam organ on roundabout. Kids on roundabout.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Mass media; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Curiosities; Stunts; Performing arts; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Tewkesbury; Gloucester
Card file number
74/185A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cannon Girl', British Movietone News Issue No. 2361A, 5 Sep 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30464 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)