New Cargo Liner - Launch of the Assyria

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1077
Date Released
23 Jan 1950
Date submitted
20 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of the Assyria - Special. DESCRIPTION: The ship is launched by Mrs Crail, who is the wife of Cunard’s General Manager. SHOTLIST: KS. Pan of ship in water. Mrs Crail walks up gangway to platform. Accepts bouquet. CU Mrs Crail with her husband ? Names & launches cargo liner. Ship out of camera into water, (cut-in of bottle hitting side of (bow) ship. Two scenes & pan of cargo liner in water. Mrs Crail is wife of General Manager of Cunard.
Local distribution only
For Newcastle only.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Card file number
53106
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Cargo Liner - Launch of the Assyria', British Movietone News Issue No. 1077, 23 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16164 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)