British Glory Launched

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1444A

Date Released

7 Feb 1957

Date submitted

4 Feb 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Back from Hungary
2. 2Man Steals Plane
3. 3A Tribute
4. 4Pacific Patrol
5. 5Teddy Bears New Home
6. 6All Equal on Board
7. 7British Glory Launched
8. 8The Duke Down South
9. *Rangers Beat Hearts
10. *Scotland V Wales - Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of the British Glory. DESCRIPTION: Final preparations for the launching at Barrow-in-Furness of the first of two big tankers, ordered by the British Petroleum Company. Mrs Aubrey Jones, wife of the Minister of Supply, sent the British Glory down the slipway. SHOTLIST: MLS of the British Glory. CU name on the boat. MLS of the rudder etc. Men taking the blocks etc. away. Shots of Mrs Aubrey Jones naming the ship. British Glory down the slipway. MCU into the water. CU Mrs Aubrey Jones. MLS British Glory in the water.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Barrow-in-Furness

Card file number

69665

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

81

Story extras:

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