Highlights of 1954

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1334A
Date Released
30 Dec 1954
Date submitted
Dec 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Highlights of 1954

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Review of the Year 1954. DESCRIPTION: Movietone reviews outstanding events of the past year. SHOTLIST: CU book, Movietone News. Highlights of 1954. Royal Tour scenes - Figi - with Queen Salote. New Zealand Maoris - Geysers - Opening Parliament. Wellington - Arrival Sydney - Leaving Australia. Ceylon - Britannia - Malta. Gibraltar - Children with sailors. Royal Family feeding monkeys. Arrival home. All 4 on balcony. Fade. Excellent shots of lightning and rain. Tree struck by lightning. Gales in trees. Niagara Falls collapsing. Rationing ends. Meat shops. Paul Wyand at window. FA Cup - West Bromwich Albion win the cup. Shots of Lester Piggott winning the Derby. Bathing beauties. Miss World contest. More shots of gales. Queen at races. Her horse Landau wins. Bannister’s miracle mile against Landy of Australia. Jim Peters marathon collapse. Chris Chataway v Kuts. Chataway wins. Geneva - Meetings. Mendes-France. Adenauer. Eden. Dulles etc. Various shots of chimneys, factories. Excellent scenes of machinery working in factories. Various buildings ablaze with light at night. Good shots of Piccadilly at night with all neon lights ablaze.
Keywords
Review of the Year
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
62590
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
747
Story extras:
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