News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mercury’s Pilot Talks of Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
478
Date Released
1 Aug 1938
Date submitted
29 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The New "Mauretania" Launched
  2. 2News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wedding of Andrew Carnegie’s Grand-Daughter
  3. 3News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Inauguration of 1.5d. Australian Air Mail
  4. 4News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mercury’s Pilot Talks of Flight
  5. 5News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Jarrow Cableways Fail with a Crash
  6. 6News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Holidays with Pay Enjoyed at the Seaside

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Captain Bennett. DESCRIPTION: Captain Bennett speaks of his flight. SHOTLIST: Captain Bennett, his wife, and child in attendance, speaks for Movietone about his historic flight (carrying cargo) from Foynes to USA in the Imperial Airways Seaplane "Mercury".
Keywords
Vehicles; Children; Aviation; Science and technology
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33972
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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