Learning on ScreenAmerica Welcomes Mr Churchill
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Welcomes Mr Churchill. DESCRIPTION: As the Queen Mary approached New York, the first welcome accorded to Mr Churchill was from those aboard the Coastguard Cutter that went down to meet the liner. His daughter Sarah was one of them and soon the whole party were in the cutter on their way to land. At a Press reception shortly afterwards, Mr Churchill explained the aims of his visit. From New York, the Premier flew to Washington, where he was greeted by Mr Truman. SHOTLIST: Cut story -KS. Queen Mary GV at sea. Queen Mary shots of her with coastguard cutter approaching. SCU cutter. Churchill & Eden off QM onto cutter. Cutter leaving QM out of camera. Interior - Churchill addresses press conference - CU of him. Drives out of sheds. Independence takes off from New York. Taxies at Washington. Capitol in background. Churchill alights from plane, greeted by Truman. Truman greets Eden. All walk across aerodrome to American Congressmen, shakes hands with several. CU Truman & Churchill, Truman welcomes Churchill. Churchill replies.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Aviation; Conferences; Military
- Locations
- New York; Washington DC
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 56588
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 299
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