Whaling Commission

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2303

Date Released

23 Jul 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Portuguese Premier’s Visit
2. 2New Hovercraft Service
3. 3Whaling Commission
4. 4Junior Motor Racing
5. 5Flying Scotsman

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Whaling Commission. DESCRIPTION: The continual slaughter of whales in the Oceans of the World carries on despite conservationists’ protests, and as yet without opposition from the Whaling Commission. SHOTLIST: SV from ship lookout to bow of ship. SV a whale about to dive. CU flag. SV whales on beach. SV ditto man approaches whales on beach. SV ditto with tail flapping. SV man on tower from boat. SV whale swimming about, a harpoon hits water near whale. SV dead whale is slipped off stand on ground. SV man removing skin of dead whale. SV whale under water blows up water and then surfaces. SV a whale almost jumps out of water.

Keywords

Fisheries; Animals

Locations

Pacific Ocean

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

99236

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

107

Story extras:

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