Title:COMPILATION FILM OF NEWSREEL ITEMS FEATURING BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY VESSELS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 241-5
Other titles:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A compilation of commercial newsreel items featuring British Power Boat Company vessels and the personal triumphs of Hubert Scott-Paine.
Description: I. Title '"Miss Britain III" with her Napier 1375 hp engine was a triumph of design and engineering skill for Mr. Scott-Paine'. Shots of Miss Britain III during speed runs. Title 'Venezia' (Venice). Shots of racing boats, crowds and of Miss Britain III.
II. Universal News intertitle Scott-Paine returns with records for Britain'. shots of Hubert Scott-Paine holding a trophy and being congratulated by an unidentified official. Further shots of Scott-Paine and of the crowd.
III. Tracking shot showing a RAF 200 class seaplane tender passing a destroyer. RAF 200 class seaplane tender in rough seas. Shots of a 45 ft admiral's barge at sea with passengers. A 42 ft 6 inch launch moving parallel to the camera boat and then pulling into a mooring. A 45 ft hull modified for the Chinese maritime customs, including armour and machine gun holes. Shot of Hubert Scott-Paine looking out of one of the machine gun holes. Series of shots of a 45 ft boat and a close up of Hubert Scott-Paine at the stern. Shots of a 48 foot general service launch moving on the water and pulling a target raft.
Alternative Title:BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:MGH 241-5
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1934
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Universal News (Production sponsor)
Various newsreel companies (Production sponsor)