First Film of Red Moon

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1481

Date Released

21 Oct 1957

Date submitted

17 Oct 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Round the Ring
2. 2First Film of Red Moon
3. 3The Queen in the States

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Film of the Red Moon. DESCRIPTION: First pictures from a Czech Newsreel of Bleep, the Russian Red Moon. It’s described as a model of the Soviet Satellite, and has been on show at an exhibition in Prague, called Forty Victorious Years. Then the first films of the Red Moon, which were taken in Baltimore - and some in Sydney. SHOTLIST: Pictures from Czech newsreel. Shot of Bleep - model of the Soviet Satellite at Forty Victorious Years exhibition in Prague. Pictures of man-made moon blazing the trail of outer space. Commentary - First, pictures from a Czech Newsreel of Bleep, the Russian Red Moon. It’s described as a model of the Soviet Satellite and has been on show at an exhibition in Prague, called Forty Victorious Years. Observations of Bleep in flight have been made in many parts of the world - Pictures, too. Here, in composite story, are the first films of the Red Moon, as it travels round and round the Earth at about eighteen thousand miles an hour. Some of the film was taken in Baltimore - and some in Sydney. A fascinating glimpse of a man-made moon blazing the trail of outer space. SPUTNIK! - CARD 71927 CU, MS & LS of a model flying earth satellite. Quote from Dope Sheet - Czechoslovak Newsreel - Special Coverage. SATELLITE: At the exhibition 40 Victorious years in Prague’s Hyberna Hall is being exhibited this model of the Soviet satellite.

Keywords

Aviation; Science and technology; Space; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Prague; Sydney; Baltimore

Footage sources

United States of America
Germany

Card file number

71918

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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