Jet-Proof Hotel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1815
Date Released
16 Mar 1964
Date submitted
12 Mar 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ancient and Modern
  2. 2Bear Gets a Basinful
  3. 3Jet-Proof Hotel
  4. 4Supreme Among Stallions
  5. 5New Events - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jet-Proof Hotel. DESCRIPTION: Gillian Taylor last years Miss Great Britain took us round the newly built hotel at London Airport. It has two hundred and eighty bedrooms, eighteen studio rooms, and six suites. A feature common to every room is an electronic control panel which allows you to govern the air conditioning, lighting, radio and television controls. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV exterior new hotel. CU sign Airport Building. GV Gillian Taylor (last year’s Miss Great Britain) enters foyer and pan same walks over to reception desk. CU receptionist. CU 11 dial clock and pan to Gillian looking. CU detail of clock face. CU same. MS bellboy opens door to bedroom. GV tracking around bedroom. GV bathroom. GV pan shower. MS bellboy shows electronic control panel. CU same. CU bellboy shuts sound-proof windows. GV bar in lounge. CU party of people at bar. GV dining room. CU chef carving joint. MCU couple eating. GV party of people walk across lounge.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Domestic life; Science and technology
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
88056
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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