Northern Star Shows Way

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1726

Date Released

2 Jul 1962

Date Other

Jun 1962

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill Crisis
2. 2Gurkhas at the Palace
3. 3Trades Union Occasion
4. 4Beach Babies
5. 5Northern Star Shows Way

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS Northern Star - Press Trip. DESCRIPTION: Here’s the new Shaw Savill round-the-world cruise ship: the 22,000 ton Northern Star, a one-class tourist liner with more than 500 cabins. Turbine-driven, she cruises at 22 knots, and she carries more than 1,400 passengers. Our cameramen went aboard for the press trip, a sort of dress-rehearsal for her maiden voyage from Southampton. On the bridge, we joined the man in charge: Captain Edmeads. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Northern Star at sea. LS people on the deck. LS funnel. MS radio mast. LS same. GV captain and his men on the bridge. MS Captain Edmeads looking through binoculars. MS same - man steering boat. CU controls. TS of engine room - man tends to machinery. MS man turning dials. CU lights flashing on dials. LS porter takes man and woman to their cabin. GV man and woman inside cabin. MS woman combs her hair in front of dressing table mirror - man tests the beds. GV interior of lounge. CU clock. GV interior of The Tavern (bar). MS two couples sitting at tables smoking and drinking - waiter brings their drinks. MCU same. GV interior of restaurant. TS of top deck. People play games. MCU woman playing games. GV swimming pool deck. MS women sitting in deck-chairs. MS people in the swimming pool. MS hairdresser rolls up woman’s hair. CU same taking rollers out. LS seagulls flying over the sea (shot from the rear of the boat) pull back to GV sea - land in the distance.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

84620

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

212

Story extras:

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