Sick Keeper is Taken off the Wolf Rock

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
171A
Date Released
15 Sep 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sick Lighthouse Keeper Relieved. DESCRIPTION: SV "Mermaid" pays visit to lonely lighthouse off Cornwall in response to urgent SOS. SHOTLIST: Long shot of lighthouse. Scenic of this. Men in oilskins dash up from hatchway on deck of ship. "SV Mermaid" shot. Close shot of rowing boat lashed to side of lighthouse. Shot from top of lighthouse of keepers below on platform hauling on rope attached to rowing boat. Elevated close shot of same. Close shot of rowing boat drawing near. Sick man lowered to same. Close shot of three sailors on board rowing boat. shot of buoy floating on water. Shot of boat attached to side of davits of "Mermaid". Elevated shot of men swabbing the decks of same. Man climbing down ladder on side of vessel.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2006
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sick Keeper is Taken off the Wolf Rock', British Movietone News Issue No. 171A, 15 Sep 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3815 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)