USA and Back in a Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1368A
Date Released
25 Aug 1955
Date submitted
23 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1USA and Back in a Day
  2. 2Flood Disaster
  3. 3Moroccan Rising
  4. 4Townsend Rides a Winner
  5. 5Nine Hours Race
  6. 6The Royal Family Behind the Counter
  7. *Edinburgh Festival
  8. *Springboks Victory

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canberra Record Attempt. SHOTLIST: GV of runway. The Canberra being towed onto the tarmac. CU of John Hackett. CU of John Hackett being interviewed. Peter Moneypenny saying goodbye to his wife. The Canberra takes off. Canberra lands at New York. The two crew being welcomed. CU of the breakfast table. CU of Hackett eating, attended by American cooks. GV of the Canberra airborne. CU of the Alcock and Brown statues. CU of cheering crowds. CU of Moneypenny and Hackett. Wives waving from balcony. CU of Hackett and Moneypenny during interview. CU of Hackett and Moneypenny drinking champagne.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
New York; United States of America; London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
64361
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Paul Wyand
Commentator
Reginald C. Sutton
Soundman
Reginald C. Sutton
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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