Overseas News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1159
Date Released
20 Aug 1951
Date submitted
16 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Overseas News
  2. 2The Channel Swimmers
  3. 3Hellfire Towns’ Freedom for Churchill
  4. 4Princess Margaret Twenty One
  5. *Mcgovern and Thompson Train

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Overseas News - Canberra Bomber, Naval Rocket & Hiroshima Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: Australia’s first Canberra bomber, piloted by Wing-Commander Cumming of the RAAF was met at Canberra by Mr Menzies, the PremierAt New Mexico, the American-made Viking Rocket broke the altitude record for single-stage rockets at 135 miles with a top speed of 4,100 miles an hour. In Hiroshima, the anniversary of the dropping of the Atom Bomb was marked by religious ceremonies; prayers for those who died, and a thanksgiving service for the survivors. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cameramen & newspapers. Panning shot Canberra bomber flying over Canberra. Landing at Fairburn, taxies turns into camera. MS pilot Wing Commander Cumming in cockpit. Mr Menzies greets him. Various shots of RAAF personnel round plane. White Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico - MS rocket ready for take off. SCU of Viking rocket beginning to take off in vertical position. GV of rocket gaining height & almost disappearing into clouds. Hiroshima - Elevated GV of ruined Hiroshima, several shots. Various shots of the city rebuilt, traffic through streets, Japanese at various thanksgiving & prayers for the dead. Various shots of Japs burning incense, etc.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aviation; Science and technology; Records; Ceremonies; War damage; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
United States of America
Australia
Card file number
55930
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 80 times.