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:

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