Disaster Follows Success 1933

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Full title reads: Poole. Disaster Follows Success. Mr H Scott-Paine's Motorboat 'Miss Britain III' bursts into flames after breaking two records."

Poole, Dorset.

Shots of the motorboat 'Miss Britain III' speeding across the waters of Poole Harbour. On the voiceover we hear two the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6492
Sort Number:
33/078
Time in/Out:
01:39:51:00 / 01:41:14:00
Canister:
33/78
Film ID:
725.25
Issue Date:
28/09/1933

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • "Mr H Scott-Paine" is Hubert Scott-Paine.

    "On the voiceover we hear two the competitors talking about their enjoyment of the race." - the American man talking calls the English man "Scottie". I think we can assume that that's Hubert Scott-Paine.

    Here's an original newspaper story of the era reporting the fire....

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/de
    l/article/1123441



    jamied 9th Sep 2012
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