Reports: New Wonder Airport at Gatwick

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

366

Date Released

8 Jun 1936

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Haile Selassie: Arranged and interpreted by Brian Saveall
2. 2Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Raymond Mays wins the Hill Climb at Shelsley Walsh
3. 3Russia
4. 4Fashions
5. 5Reports: M Blum faces crisis
6. 6Reports: Ann Harding in London
7. 7Reports: Marshal Badoglio is acclaimed in Rome
8. 8Reports: His Majesty tours the West Country
9. 9Reports: Miles of pine forest ablaze in America
10. 10Reports: Banana Dock fire at Southampton
11. 11Reports: Searchlight Tattoo
12. 12Reports: New Wonder Airport at Gatwick

Story

Story No. within this Issue

12 / 12

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Wonder Airport. SHOTLIST: Aerial and ground shots of Gatwick Airport. Shots of the planes on the ground. Shot of new telescopic landing gangway. Lord Swinton opens same. Shot of Sir Malcolm Campbell with Amy Mollison (Johnson). Birdman drops from plane but parachute opens very late.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Records

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4575

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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