Oil - Some Aspects

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1438

Date Released

24 Dec 1956

Date submitted

18 Dec 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Oil - Some Aspects
2. 2Smog Again
3. 3A Place in the Sun
4. 4Cyprus - ‘Copter Patrol
5. 5Portrait of a Star
6. 6Christmas Joys
7. 7Greetings Card

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Beat the Petrol Rationing. DESCRIPTION: The 32,000 ton tanker British Valour was ready for launching at Wallsend. Lady Dorothy Macmillan, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, named the new ship and sent her on her way. Another solution to the petrol problem adopted by Fellows of the Zoological Society, who travelled across London to attend a special engagement at the Zoo. SHOTLIST: MS British Valour. CU rudder. CU Dorothy Macmillan. CU bottle smashing on boat. British Valour down slipway. CU Dorothy Macmillan. British Valour into the water. Workers cheer and wave caps. British Valour in water. Slip pan to various shots of a horse drawn carriage along the road. Drinks handed out to passengers.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Transport; Launchings

Locations

London; Wallsend

Card file number

69239

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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