Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The American Scene

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
911
Date Released
18 Nov 1946
Date submitted
12 Nov 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Police Murdered by Booby Trap
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The American Scene
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Fleet Exercises, 1946
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: England Beat Wales in Soccer International
  5. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: England Beat Wales in Soccer International
  6. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Russia is Melbourne Cup Winner

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American News Flashes. DESCRIPTION: MOLOTOV AND TRUMAN - The American President and Soviet Foreign Minister meet. BIG FOUR IN SESSION - The Waldorf Astoria, New York was the venue for a meeting of the Big Four. WINDSORS ARRIVE - The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth. ALSO THE SIX BRITISH MANNEQUINS. LATEST BRAIN WAVE - THE AIRPHIBIAN - The plane which turns into a car. SHOTLIST: KS SCU Molotov and Truman seated at table conversing. American newspapers showing headlines, slowly revolving on turntable. MS Molotov and Truman. Exterior tilt up of Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Interior - Bevin walks into Conference Room, GV round table. CU Bevin. GV Molotov walks in to room. CU Molotov. CU Byrnes walking into room. De Murville arrives at table and sits down. CU de Murville. . Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in New York aboard SS Queen Elizabeth. MS & CU of them, Duke says how glad he is to be back in America. Six British mannequins seated on Queen Elizabeth ship’s rail with American mannequin looking on. CU one of the mannequins also saying how glad they are to be there and how they have been looking forward to the trip. Airphibian coming into land, lands, taxies. Pilot unlocks propellers and takes it off, attached it to fuselage, detaches fuselage from cockpit, leaving rest, somewhat resembling a car, pilot climbs into car (Airphibian) and drive off.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Women; Curiosities; Aviation
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
47754
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
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