World’s Record Broken Aka Captain Campbell At Pendine (1927)

Titles read: ’Pendine Sands - World’s Record Broken. Capt. Malcolm Campbell in his 450hp Napier “Bluebird“ succeeds after many attempts and hairbreadth escapes.’ Wales. Several shots of the ’Bluebird’ racing car zooming along the beach. In a stationary car we see a man looking at tickertape. More of the car racing along at great speed. M/S of Malcolm Campbell with a group of mechanics around the car - he looks somewhat harassed. M/Ss of the car surrounded by a group of people. Campbell stands beside it. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (
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