News in Colour: Twa Inaugural

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2345A
Date Released
16 May 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Barge Transporter
  2. 2De Valera Confers Degrees
  3. 3Ear-Rings for Men
  4. 4Rugby League Cup Final
  5. *News in Colour: Twa Inaugural
  6. *Trailer ‘Portrait of a Statesman’

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twa Inaugural Colour. DESCRIPTION: Mr Fred Mullen, Chairman of the City Commissioners, Dublin, and Mr George Burns, TWA Vice President of Public Relations, inaugurate new TWA Transatlantic Air Service at Dublin Airport. SHOTLIST: GV Dublin Airport Buildings. GV as TWA airliner taxies in. SV Lord Mayor of Dublin Fred Mullen with VIPs including Director General of Irish Tourist Board Eamonn Ceant & Dublin Manager of TWA Mr Liam Boyd. SV Mr George Burns TWA Vice President down steps from plane followed by 2 hostesses carrying presents, Burns shakes hands with Mullen. SV Burns presenting Mullen with a letter from Mayor of New York. CU George talking to Fred. SV Lord Mayor receiving golden key of city of New York. STV flower bowl being presented to Fred Mullen. SV Fred holding bowl. SV Irish pipers playing as passengers disembark. SV pipers. SV passengers disembarking. SV passengers shaking hands with Mullen & getting on coach. SV more passengers and children disembarking. SV Fred & passengers behind barge banner ‘IRISH TOURIST BOARD welcomes you to Ireland’. GV pan TWA airliner landing.
Local distribution only
Shown in Ireland only as fourth item of Ireland issue.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Aviation; Transport; Ceremonies; Local government
Locations
Dublin
Card file number
99919A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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