Atlantic Rescue

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1370

Date Released

5 Sep 1955

Date submitted

1 Sep 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mr White Pants
2. 2Fireflys in Torbay
3. 3Miss Great Britain
4. 4Husbands - Beware
5. 5A Wedding Picture
6. 6Autumn Fashions
7. 7Autumn Fashions
8. 8The Happy Family
9. 9Atlantic Rescue
10. 10Fire Terror
11. *Civic Reception for Bill Pickering

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kungsholme Rescue. DESCRIPTION: Seen from the deck of a Swedish-American liner that came to her rescue, the British cargo ship Argobeam appeared to be in a sinking condition. SHOTLIST: GV of the British cargo ship Argobeam foundering. CU of the Swedish liner’s lifeboat being launched. GV of the Argobeam. GV of lifeboat. CU of Argobeam.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Atlantic Ocean

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

64421

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

45

Story extras:

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