Antarctic Expedition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1380A
Date Released
17 Nov 1955
Date submitted
15 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Antarctic Expedition
  2. 2Jewish Ex-Service Tribute
  3. 3Sunderland V Dynamos
  4. 4Personalities: Sir Winston Home
  5. 5Personalities: Mr Attlee in Vienna
  6. 6Personalities: Dr Adenauer Convalescent
  7. 7Oil Fire
  8. 8The Taverners’ Ball
  9. *Great Britain V New Zealand
  10. *Christmas is Coming

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS Theron Leaves for the Antarctic. DESCRIPTION: At Millwall Docks, in the Thames, the 800 ton ice-breaker Theron is the ship chosen for the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition. SHOTLIST: GV bridge of Theron. CU funnel with design and Theron nameplate. CU crowd watch loading. CU oil drums being sung aboard. CU huskies going aboard. CU Dr Fuchs waving from bridge. CU members saying bridge and crowd waving. LS Theron leaves dockside. John Hunt sees the party off.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Scotland.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Exploration and explorers
Locations
London; Millwall Docks
Card file number
65178
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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