Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Chilean President Captures Antarctic

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
980A
Date Released
18 Mar 1948
Date submitted
15 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Sixteen Nation Conference Opens in Paris
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Personalities in the News
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Jewish Agency Blow Up & Arms for Palestine
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Marlborough Greets King and Queen
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Chilean President Captures Antarctic
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Britain Greets Summer-In-March & Jump Sunday

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chilean Navy Capture Antarctic. DESCRIPTION: Signor Gonzales Videla visits part of the British owned South Shetland Islands and rechristens it O’Higgins Land. SHOTLIST: KS Wake of launch, shot from stern of launch. MS Chilean destroyer off island. LS snow capped island. GV Greenwich island. GV island, tent in fore, with mountains and Chilean destroyer in background. Chilean sailors row ashore, ice floats on water. President Videla steps ashore, dressed from head to foot in water apparel. Videla walks towards camera. Videla signs a book. MS Videla stands beside statue during unveiling of General Bernardo O’Higgins statute. CU statue - bust of O’Higgins. Naval men and personalities stand around applauding. CU Videla reading (silent) an address. CU Chilean flag hoisted. SCU Videla stands next to lady unknown.
Locations
Greenwich Island
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49957
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
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