General Macarthur Returns to America

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1142
Date Released
23 Apr 1951
Date submitted
20 Apr 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Her Majesty Opens Keele Hall College
  2. 2Labour Party Colleagues’ Farewell to Bevin
  3. 3Mechanical Innovations for Industry
  4. 4HMS Affray - Channel Search Scenes
  5. 5General Eisenhower Sees Air Defence Fly-Past
  6. 6General Macarthur Returns to America

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Macarthur Leaves for America. DESCRIPTION: General MacArthur bids farewell to Tokyo and is given a ceremonial send-off. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV American Embassy. Crowds in street, approach to Embassy. CU US Guards outside. Emperor’s car drives through & into embassy grounds. Crowds in streets. MacArthur’s car in procession, trucking shot through crowds show people lining the street. Approaching airport (Hanoda). MacArthur’s wife & son alight. Cut-in of artillery firing salute, crowds on the airport. MacArthur & wife walk along shaking hands with many. Cut-in General Robertson. SCU Mac shaking hands wife US Army officer. CU name of plane Bataan. Plane begins to taxi for take off.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Tokyo
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
55355
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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