General Macarthur Returns to America
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 120
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