Visitors to Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1458A
Date Released
16 May 1957
Date Other
May 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Mille Miglia
  2. 2Hair Dos
  3. 3Aviation News: Last of the Spits
  4. 4Aviation News: Virginia Bound
  5. 5Aviation News: The Vertijet
  6. 6Visitors to Sydney
  7. 7The Queen Presents Prizes
  8. 8Cairo Trials Resumed
  9. *Rugby League Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Yanks in Sydney. DESCRIPTION: Sydney Harbour - American sailors lost no time in getting acquainted. The Americans’ visit was in connection with Coral Sea week, celebrating that 4 day Naval battle of fifteen years ago between American and Japanese forces. SHOTLIST: LS across Sydney Harbour, with the bridge and an aircraft carrier in the background. Sailors walk past giraffes. Sailor playing with a kangaroo. Sailor holding 4 koala bears. Slip pan Library material - Coral Week, gun firing landing on the water. Plane takes off from ship. Plane blows up. Ship being bombarded. Plane lands on aircraft carrier. MCU plane goes up in flames. Pilot escapes from plane. Various shots of a kamikaze bomber.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
70667
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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