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Vampire - World’s Fastest

Date released

24 Sep 1945

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

45/77

NoS ID

100815

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

First pictures of the new British de Havilland jet-propelled aircraft in flight. Putting it through its paces is test pilot Geoffrey de Havilland.

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Triumph of Flight (1987 Video)

Subject

Engineering; History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 59 min.

Footage from British Movietone newsreels. Shows ‘Concorde’ on its inaugural flight from London to New York, the Red Arrows, the Graf Zeppelin. Also show the Vickers ‘Viscount’, de Havilland...

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Great Garrick, The (1937 Film)

aka: Ladies and Gentlemen

Director

James Whale

Producer

Mervyn LeRoy

Feature film comedy. David Garrick, the legendary 18th-century English actor, accepts an invitation to the Comédie Française in Paris, announcing that he’ll teach them the art of acting. When they hear...

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De Havilland Comets accident (1984)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report looking at the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet liner, crashing in 1954 and the investigation on the structural problems following the accident and subsequent changes to aeroplane design....

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Hush-Hush Plane Flies OK

Date released

1 Aug 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/61

NoS ID

103030

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

The world’s first all-jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, is flown for the first time by Group Captain "Cats Eyes" Cunningham.

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Olivia Gets Oscar Habit

Date released

3 Apr 1950

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1992

NoS ID

042283

Story no

4 / 5

For second time Olivia de Havilland receives Motion Picture Academy Award as year’s best actress.

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Olivia De Havilland Wins Critics’ Award Second Time Running

Date released

13 Feb 1950

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1978

NoS ID

042203

Story no

8 / 9

US film critics honour famous actress at Rockefeller Centre.

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Awards for Screen Stars

Date released

22 May 1953

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1250A

NoS ID

018554

Story no

1 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Awards for Screen Stars. DESCRIPTION: The Picture-goers 1952 Awards were made at a luncheon party in London. Humphrey Bogart receiving one of the awards, was there with his wife, Lauren...

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Aviation: Comet II

Date released

3 Sep 1953

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1265A

NoS ID

018728

Story no

5 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Comet II. DESCRIPTION: Another British product which had been making news is the Comet II - the second edition of the record-breaking De Havilland jet airliner. SHOTLIST: Cut story -...

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Wings with a Difference

Date released

16 Aug 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1732A

NoS ID

024752

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wings With a Difference. DESCRIPTION: Introducing Britain’s first jet-powered executive aircraft, the De Havilland 125. Powered by 2 rear-mounted Bristol-Siddeley jets, it’s...

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