News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1450

Date Released

18 Mar 1957

Date submitted

13 Mar 1957

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tragic Plane Crash
• 2. Middle East - US Policy
• 3. Trophy for Peter Twiss
• 4. Down to the Sea- The New Mayflower
• 5. Down to the Sea - A Tall Ship
• 6. Down to the Sea - Home from Antarctica
• 7. Varsity Crews Prepare
• 8. Car Exports Boom
• 9. Shipyard Crisis
• 10. An Old Scottish Custom

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Car Exports Boom. DESCRIPTION: At Avonmouth the Silver Point was seen completing her cargo of one thousand three hundred and sixty cars for the American market, the biggest single shipment of the kind. SHOTLIST: GV of cars on the Silverpoint. Cars aboard. Cars lined up. Pan along cars.

Keywords

Vehicles; Business and commerce

Locations

Avonmouth

Footage sources

Wessex Film Unit

Card file number

70077

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

36

Story extras:

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