News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1305A

Date Released

10 Jun 1954

Date submitted

Jun 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Sporting Scene: Athletics - British Games
• 2. The Sporting Scene: Donkey Derby
• 3. The Sporting Scene: Cycling - Tour of Britain
• 4. A New Arrival
• 5. News Briefs: British Legion Parade
• 6. News Briefs: General Templer Leaves Malaya
• 7. News Briefs: Tensing in Geneva
• 8. News Briefs: Shot Up by MIG
• 9. News Briefs: Convair Plane
• 10. Ten Years After

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 10

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tensing in Geneva. DESCRIPTION: Sherpa Tensing, visiting Geneva, came to inspect a Swiss Mountaineering School. He aims to establish a similar organisation in India. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Sherpa Tensing alights from plane. Men kiss him and throw arms around him. CU Tensing.

Keywords

Aviation

Locations

Switzerland; Geneva

Footage sources

France

Card file number

61166

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

30

Story extras:

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