Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Round the World in 73 Hours

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
950
Date Released
18 Aug 1947
Date submitted
11 Aug 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Solo Round the World Flight. DESCRIPTION: American, Captain Odom, sets a new record for flying round the world solo. SHOTLIST: KS Captain Odom says goodbye to his wife, kissing her. SV Mitchell plane takes off from Chicago. Standing in cockpit of his plane. In flight. Night shot plane taxiing across Orly Airfield, Paris. CU Odom acknowledging small crowd. SCU medal in Odom’s lapel. Shot of plane re-fuelling. Plane takes off. LS plane coming into land. Tokyo - MS Odom asleep on wing (2 shots). SCU globe map showing route taken, by means of pointer. Crowds round Odom at Chicago Airfield, Odom with his wife.
Keywords
Aviation; Records
Locations
Chicago
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49006
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Round the World in 73 Hours', British Movietone News Issue No. 950, 18 Aug 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14597 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)