Report from Down Under - A Goodwill Visit

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1457A

Date Released

9 May 1957

Date submitted

6 May 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Soviet May Day
2. 2Film Men Confer
3. 3Mounties Ride in London
4. 4Muslim Festival
5. 5Record Salt Harvest
6. 6Report from Down Under - The Sydney Show
7. 7Report from Down Under - A Goodwill Visit
8. 8Report from Down Under - Menzies in Japan
9. *Cup Goes Home

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Goodwill Visit. DESCRIPTION: The US Aircraft Carrier Bennington bound for Sydney, on a goodwill visit to celebrate Coral Sea Week. SHOTLIST: GV carrier Bennington. CU of same. Side view of plane. Take off. CUs. Back shots. Front shots. Shots of the plane flying in formation of a letter A. LS carrier. Closer shot of same. General view of Sydney Harbour Bridge. LS Sydney with Sydney Bridge in background. Carrier with bridge in background. LS Sydney Harbour.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

70605

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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