Errand of Mercy

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1317

Date Released

30 Aug 1954

Date submitted

26 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Weather Spoils Harvest
2. 2Miss Great Britain
3. 3US Train Wreck
4. 4Errand of Mercy
5. 5New Mine Destroyer
6. 6A Dog’s Life
7. 7Ride’em Cowboy
8. 8War on Gnats
9. 9Mecca Pilgrimage
10. *Southport Flower Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Baby Flies to USA. DESCRIPTION: Through the generosity of Pan American Airways and the American Consulate General, three month old Christine Tuegel of Munich who is suffering from a rare brain disease is being flown to the United States for a special operation. SHOTLIST: CU of the baby (Christine Tuegel) and her parents at the airport. Family walking to the aircraft. Boarding the aircraft. Plane taking off.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Children

Locations

Germany; Munich

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

61713

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

48

Story extras:

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