Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Vast Flying Boat Has Trial Run

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
962
Date Released
10 Nov 1947
Date submitted
6 Nov 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: Howard Hughes Flying Boat. Spruce Goose 8 Engines to Take Passengers. DESCRIPTION: Howard Hughes has a test run in his huge flying boat and lifts her off the water for about a mile. SHOTLIST: KS SCU SV of flying boat. MS man walks along wings into camera. GV of plane. Inside - Howard Hughes at controls. Several interior shots shows how the double deck is laid out. SCU eight engines starting. Flying boat taxies across water, cut-in of our camera on launch photographing same. Flying boat just above the water. Lands on water again. Interior shot of Hughes at mike with members of the Senate around him, says that if this is a failure he will leave the country. More shots of flying boat taxiing across water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce
Locations
California; Long Beach
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49404
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Vast Flying Boat Has Trial Run', British Movietone News Issue No. 962, 10 Nov 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14762 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)