News from USA - Ada Exchanged Job

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1032A

Date Released

17 Mar 1949

Date submitted

14 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Fiery Accidents
2. 2News from USA - Rugs Make Hats
3. 3News from USA - Russia Returns a Ship
4. 4News from USA - Axis Sally Guilty
5. 5News from USA - Ada Exchanged Job
6. 6Sport - Sir Don’s Final Curtain
7. 7Sport - Ireland Wins Triple Crown
8. 8Sport - Doctor Win Cross Country Title
9. 9The End of Clothes Rationing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Girl Swaps Job. DESCRIPTION: Ada Fishburn from County Durham, who exchanged jobs with Mary Uglianitzi of New York, finds out what conditions in the US are like, and seems to enjoy them. SHOTLIST: KS Ada Fishburn with American friends walks into camera towards factory. Enters factory. American girls greet Ada Fishburn from Britain. Ada clocks on. Ada working at stem machine for electric bulbs. Ada in canteen collecting her meal, several shots of her eating. Ada with Mr Walter Simon, president of the company who greets her.

Keywords

Women

Locations

New Jersey; Union City

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

51636

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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