Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 1846 and Still Going Strong

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

913

Date Released

2 Dec 1946

Date submitted

11 Nov 1946

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Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Centenarians of Australia and America. DESCRIPTION: Mr James Sullivan of Australia and Mr Nathaniel Vickers of America have both reached their hundredth birthdays. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS James Sullivan of Richmond, New South Wales mowing his lawn. Ditto. CU Sullivan speaking about girls of today, finishing by saying God help Australia. In New York (Forest Hills) MS of Nathaniel Vickers (100 years old) playing golf, driving and putting. SCU & CU Vickers interview, says Everybody tells me I’m like GB Shaw well I can’t be, he’s much younger than me, he’s only 90. Cut-ins shots of George Bernard Shaw. He also collapses three times a week, well you can understand that, he has no meat, he’s a vegetarian. Mr Vickers laughs to finish.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Footage sources

Australia
Library
USM?

Card file number

47742

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

161

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