Learning on ScreenSS United States Christened
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS United States Christened. DESCRIPTION: American’s biggest and fastest liner is christened by Senator Tom Connally’s wife. Built almost entirely of steel and aluminium alloys, the 51,500 ton vessel cost about twenty-five million pounds. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV of ship in water. MS of her in dry dock. SCU of stern with name on same. Various angle shots of her in dry dock. Workmen coming off her. Trickle of water coming into dry dock. Water rising in dry dock. Mrs Tom Connally, christens ship with bottle of champagne, smothers herself in same. MS of her lying in water after being towed out of dry dock.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Launchings
- Locations
- Newport News; Virginia
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 55701
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 56
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