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Flashes: 'Normandie’s’ record honours won on maiden trip

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
314A
Date Released
13 Jun 1935
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flashes: Little Princesses enjoy the Tattoo on Children’s Day
  2. 2Flashes: 'Normandie’s’ record honours won on maiden trip
  3. 3Flashes: Floods following droughts wreak havoc in America
  4. 4Flashes: Unique mishaps in two races upset all calculations
  5. 5Holidays
  6. 6Foreign Affairs: German Manoeuvres
  7. 7Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Miller defeats Tarleton to keep World Featherweight Title

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Flashes
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: ‘Normandie’s’ record. SHOTLIST: Aerial of Normandie at sea, Fox Movietone plane flying past camera. Normandie at sea with sailing barque in picture alongside. Shot of the Normandie with tugs surrounding her. Aerial of the Normandie and tugs steaming past skyscrapers. Ground shot of the ship past NY background. Ship steaming into and in the dock. Gangplank down and passengers leaving. Madame Lebrun is first ashore.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3719
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
82
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