World News Items: Ice Breaker

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1220A

Date Released

23 Oct 1952

Date submitted

20 Oct 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Engagements
2. 2Royal Engagements
3. 3World News Items: New UN Session
4. 4World News Items: One Man Sub
5. 5World News Items: Junior Art
6. 6World News Items: Jap Princess Weds
7. 7World News Items: Ice Breaker
8. 8World News Items: Naval Background
9. 9The Motor Show
10. *Scotland’s Narrow Victory at Cardiff
11. *Loughborough Students’ Carnival

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Section Title

World News Items

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World News Items - Ice Breaker. DESCRIPTION: Somewhere in the Arctic, the United States Coast Guard Ice-breaker Eastwind was recently forced northwards by an ice pack to within 442 nautical miles of the North Pole. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS of the ice-breaker, Eastwind. Various shots of the ship making its way through picturesque ice floes, also caught in ice packs. Helicopter takes off from ship, aerial of the icy land, shows how the ship is caught by the ice. Various close-ups of the cracking ice-bergs.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Aviation; Military; Scenery and travel

Locations

Arctic

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57995

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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