The Seaway Opened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1569A
Date Released
2 Jul 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ballroom Champions
  2. 2Satchmo Better
  3. 3Panic at the Circus
  4. 4The Lighter Side: Pass the Saucer
  5. 5The Lighter Side: Peter the Pup
  6. 6The Lighter Side: One for the River
  7. 7The Lighter Side: Crest of a Wave
  8. 8The Seaway Opened
  9. *Spastics’ Holiday Home

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Seaway Opened. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty, with Prince Philip, was at St Hubert Air Station Montreal to welcome President Eisenhower. The very friendly greetings were followed by airport ceremonial, before the Queen and the President drove off together. The occasion was unprecedented: a peace-time combined operation. The official opening of what is probably the greatest engineering feat of modern times. The Queen referred to the Seaway as a monument to the enduring friendship of Canada and the United States. President Eisenhower spoke of the friendship of Americans for the people of Canada. To board Britannia, Prince Philip escorted Mrs Eisenhower to the royal yacht. Then, Britannia began her passage through the St Lambert lock. This was the beginning of a five-hour voyage on through the St Lawrence Seaway. SHOTLIST: Title. MS Airliner on runway. MS Queen greets President Eisenhower. MS President & Queen. LS President inspects troops. SCU Queen and President. Slip pan LS parade. Medium TS President & Queen. GV crowds watching royal car. MS Queen & President Eisenhower arrive. SCU crowds. MS Queen speaking. Side shot spectators. MS President Eisenhower speaking. GV parade ground. TS Duke of Edinburgh escorts Mrs Eisenhower. TS Queen & President. LS destroyers. LS liner. SCU Mr Eisenhower, the Queen & Duke. SCU Mr Diefenbaker & Duke. GV locks. MS ship moving. MS man hauling rope on capstan. Front shot of liner. MS side of ship. MS man pulling rope. MS royal group. MS ship moving. BS royal party. CU Mr Eisenhower. Side shot Mr Diefenbaker. Panning shot of liner. MS liner moving. MS liner.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Engineering; Military
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
77537
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:
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