Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Chilean President Captures Antarctic
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- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 89
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