Arctic Historic Seaway

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1319
Date Released
13 Sep 1954
Date submitted
6 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Arctic Ice Breaker. DESCRIPTION: A joint Canadian American expedition has succeeded in navigating the famous North West passage. Ice breakers were used to pierce the frozen barrier across McClure Strait. SHOTLIST: Very good shots of ice breaker cutting her way through ice. Seal swimming around in water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather
Locations
Arctic
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61775
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Arctic Historic Seaway', British Movietone News Issue No. 1319, 13 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19515 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)