A Blonde and a Bottle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1436A
Date Released
13 Dec 1956
Date submitted
10 Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Airship Launching. DESCRIPTION: At Stuttgart, Germany’s first post-war airship was named. They had a real Champagne blonde on the job. With a mighty swing, she smashed the bottle of bubbly. SHOTLIST: LS several shots airship on ground. SL Nacelle. CU Nacelle. CU airship from front. SL Mr Monheim among other people. CU Mr Monheim among other people. CU young lady. SL lady walking towards camera, stepping on stand. SL christening of airship. SL young lady taking bottle. LS christening of airship. SL christening of airship. CU christening of airship. SL photographers. SC christening of airship. SC Mr Monheim Junior??. SC christening of airship. SC young lady leaving stand. CU broken bottle, name Trump on airship. SL young lady in Nacelle. LS airship.
Keywords
Aviation; Launchings
Locations
Germany; Stuttgart
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
69144
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Wild
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Blonde and a Bottle', British Movietone News Issue No. 1436A, 13 Dec 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21365 (Accessed 28 Feb 2026)