Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 1846 and Still Going Strong

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
913
Date Released
2 Dec 1946
Date submitted
11 Nov 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Centenarians of Australia and America. DESCRIPTION: Mr James Sullivan of Australia and Mr Nathaniel Vickers of America have both reached their hundredth birthdays. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS James Sullivan of Richmond, New South Wales mowing his lawn. Ditto. CU Sullivan speaking about girls of today, finishing by saying God help Australia. In New York (Forest Hills) MS of Nathaniel Vickers (100 years old) playing golf, driving and putting. SCU & CU Vickers interview, says Everybody tells me I’m like GB Shaw well I can’t be, he’s much younger than me, he’s only 90. Cut-ins shots of George Bernard Shaw. He also collapses three times a week, well you can understand that, he has no meat, he’s a vegetarian. Mr Vickers laughs to finish.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals
Footage sources
Australia
Library
USM?
Card file number
47742
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: 1846 and Still Going Strong', British Movietone News Issue No. 913, 2 Dec 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14178 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)