Balloon Adventure

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1537

Date Released

17 Nov 1958

Date submitted

14 Nov 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Balloon Adventure. DESCRIPTION: Across the Atlantic, by balloon, drifting with the wind from Tenerife to the West Indies: that’s the latest adventure, which has been exclusively announced by the Daily Mail and planned. This is the balloon and here are 3 of the 4 people aiming to drift across the ocean: Colin Mudie, navigator, his wife Rosemary, and Tim Eiloart, son of the leader of the expedition. Mudie then made a speech, after being asked what gave him the idea ... SHOTLIST: GV hangar and balloon. MS balloon. Same. CU same. CU name. Elevated shot - balloon. Same. MS people get in. CU name. MS Colin Mudie. CU same. MS Rosemary Mudie. CU same. MS Tim Eiloart. CU same. CU Colin Mudie MS group. CU Rosemary Mudie. MS pedalling. LS same. MS same. Neg 04400 & 05019 - Interviews with the crew after balloon has safely landed.

Keywords

Mass media; Aviation

Locations

England; Cardington

Card file number

75500

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Ken Taylor
Camera: Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

137

Story extras:

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