Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Dove & Marathon Take the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
887
Date Released
3 Jun 1946
Date submitted
30 May 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - Kerb Drill
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Dove & Marathon Take the Air
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British Boxing Amateurs Out-Punch Americans
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: British War Leaders Honoured
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Final Drama in War Criminals Trial
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Strikes Threaten National Disaster

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Civil Planes Dove & Marathon. DESCRIPTION: The De Havilland Dove is an eight seater air-liner designed for private charter. The Miles Marathon is a passenger and freight carrier. SHOTLIST: KS CU propeller. Various shots of the De Havilland Dove. Interior shot of seating capacity. Shots (aerial) of her in flight. Flying on one engine. MS Miles Marathon being towed out of hangar. Various angle shots of same. Aerial shots of her in flight.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Reading; Hatfield
Card file number
47000
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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