Amy Johnson’s Arrival at Croydon - Wonderful Pictures at Dusk

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

61A

Date Released

7 Aug 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Amy Johnson’s Arrival at Croydon - Wonderful Pictures at Dusk
2. 2Gorsedd Ceremony at Llanelly Eisteddfod
3. 3President Hoover Signs Naval Pact
4. 4Brooklands Bank Holiday Meeting
5. 5Jersey Battle of Flowers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Amy Johnson’s Arrival at Croydon. DESCRIPTION: London’s rapturous welcome to Amy. SHOTLIST: Shot of plane arriving at Croydon in air with escort. Flies over the control tower and lands. Clock on tower is seen at 9. o/c. and at dusk. Official welcoming speech is given and Miss Johnson replies.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Women; Aviation

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Card file number

801

Length of story (in feet)

130

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