London Airport’s New Look

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1348
Date Released
4 Apr 1955
Date submitted
29 Apr 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Look for London Airport. DESCRIPTION: London Airport, one of the world’s largest International Air terminals, is undergoing a reconstruction programme which includes a new passenger and control building, part of a £21,000,000 scheme. SHOTLIST: GV of tail of aircraft with building in the background. GV of building. Passengers. Luggage on moving belt. Passengers on escalators. Arriving in the Customs Hall. Control tower. GVs interior of tower. CU of various controls in the tower. Plan of the runways. GV of the runways with a plane taking off in the background.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Aviation
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Card file number
63190
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London Airport’s New Look', British Movietone News Issue No. 1348, 4 Apr 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19964 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)