Latest Skyscraper

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1684A

Date Released

14 Sep 1961

Date Other

Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Tall Ship in Town
2. 2Air Mail Jubilee
3. 3Stars at the Races
4. 4Shannon Disaster
5. 5Latest Skyscraper
6. 6Invention
7. 7Tragedy at Monza

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Latest Skyscraper. DESCRIPTION: London’s certainly on the up and up with New Zealand House latest of the new skyscrapers to have its topping out ceremony. As the final skip of concrete was lowered into place, the New Zealand flag was broken out, and Mr Lake (Minister of Finance) did the rest. The building, nearly 230 feet high, can look down at Nelson on his column. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV skyscraper. CU New Zealand House. LS men on roof. CU New Zealand flag. LS man filling in hole (Mr Lake - Minister of Finance). MS men cheering. GV Nelson Column. GV same. LS pan Big Ben. GV pan London.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies

Locations

London

Card file number

83135

Credits:

Camera

A. R. Edmonds

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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