SPEED RECORD SHATTERED
Series
- Series Name
- Gaumont Graphic
Issue
Story
- Summary
- NfO synopsis: A unique boat design using a ‘fantail’ on the stern allows Mrs. William B. Leeds, Jr. (Princess Xenia of Russia) to pilot the boat at 63 mph.
- Researcher Comments
- From film title card this appears to be an International Newsreel production, a Universal newsreel produced by the Hearst organisation. Issue and item number unknown. Taken to be unreleased.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Ships and boats; Speed records; Engineering
- Written sources
- Newsfilm Online
Fielding, Raymond. The American Newsreel Used for additional
- Library number GR
- 12181
- Length of story (in feet)
- 78
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Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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SW1P 2TX - Notes
- British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'SPEED RECORD SHATTERED', Gaumont Graphic, 3 Dec 1927. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/386277 (Accessed 22 Feb 2025)