The Comet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1194
Date Released
21 Apr 1952
Date submitted
16 Apr 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Film Fashion Display
  2. 2Underwater ‘Vision
  3. 3Film News Items: East to West Police
  4. 4Film News Items: Defence Minister in Paris
  5. 5Film News Items: Carlsen’s New Ship
  6. 6Film News Items: American Floods
  7. 7The Comet
  8. *Memorial to a Great Engineer

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet - London to Johannesburg. DESCRIPTION: A Cameraman accompanied the Comet, when it set out on a flight to Johannesburg. This was a trip to illustrate and to herald the world’s first regular jet-liner service. It’s the beginning of a new era in air travel. In effect, the size of the world has been halved by the Comet. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU jet engine of Comet. GV London Airport, shows sign reading same. MS Comet. Snow being cleared from runway. Comet starts to taxi. Taken from inside plane, shots of runway shooting away from underneath you. Airborne. Air to air shots of Comet. Comet flying above the clouds. Aerial of Alps. Inside plane, officers study maps - route. Aerial of island of Corsica. Aerial of Italian countryside. Comet above the clouds. Stewardess serves meal - breakfast. Passing stands coins etc. on end. Flying over jungle. GV Entebbe Airport. Comet being refuelled etc., in pouring rain. Aerial of Victoria Falls, ground shots of same, very good. At Livingstone Airport. More aerials en route. Aerial of Johannesburg, very good, ground shots of Johannesburg shows skyscrapers, etc. Aerial of Comet coming into land, shot taken from pilots seat along runway. Aerial of Comet along runway. MS Comet (two) outside control tower. CU name Comet on nose of plane.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Landforms; Scenery and travel
Locations
London; Johannesburg; England; South Africa
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
57066
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:
Film clip

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