Princess Margaret Names Liner

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1385

Date Released

19 Dec 1955

Date submitted

15 Dec 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Princess Margaret Names Liner
2. 2Berlin Police in Action
3. 3Russian Chiefs Still Touring
4. 4Cyprus Outrage
5. 5Gaitskell Takes Over
6. 6Christmas Round Up
7. *Princess Margaret with Hli

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Launches Cunarder Carinthia. DESCRIPTION: At Clydebank, Princess Margaret named a Cunard liner. It was named Carinthia and can accommodate nearly 900 passengers. SHOTLIST: GV docks showing cranes and new ship on stocks. LS back shot of Carinthia showing propellers. CU propeller. SCU Princess Margaret arrives and walks along quay holding umbrella. CU Margaret in launching rostrum. LS ‘Carinthia’ name plate. CU crowd shot. SCU in sound Margaret speaks. SCU she presses switch and cuts tape. LS bottle smashes against ship. LS ‘Carinthia’ goes down slip. LS ‘Carinthia’ in river.

Keywords

Royalty; Launchings

Locations

Glasgow; Clydebank

Footage sources

British Paramount

Card file number

65429

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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