Melbourne Hails Air Race Heroes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

286

Date Released

26 Nov 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Melbourne Hails Air Race Heroes
2. 2Armistice Day in Canada and Sudan
3. 3Movietone News Paragraphs: Budapest - Hungary honours Horthy
4. 4Movietone News Paragraphs: New York - Fur week in America
5. 5Movietone News Paragraphs: Philippine Island - Typhoon
6. 6Ready for the Royal Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melbourne Hails Air Race Heroes. SHOTLIST: Melbourne streets and cars in procession. Dutch Plane landing as runner up in the air race. The two pilots - Moll & Parmentier say a few words. Plane belonging to the third pair Roscoe Turner and Clive Pangbourne - they say a few words. Shots of street procession - Scott and Black in car - mounted police control the crowds. Shaking hands with admirers - waving to crowds etc., Dutch runners up pass in car - smiling. Turner and Pangbourne next. The New Zealanders ?? and Walker. Melrose in next car with mother - Australian. He cannot be seen as he is surrounded by police.

Keywords

Aviation; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3288

Length of story (in feet)

125

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