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:

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