The Comet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1456A
Date Released
2 May 1957
Date submitted
29 Apr 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Comet. DESCRIPTION: A mountain railway climbs among the heights of the Bavarian Alps - up to the Vendelstein Peak, over 5,500 feet above sea level. The atmosphere up there is crystal clear, and astronomers at the Observatory have been making the most of the situation to study the Arend-Roland Comet. SHOTLIST: GV of the countryside. Lines. Vendelstein Peak. Back shot through snow. LS train going up. GV of observatory. Man goes inside dome. CU of dome. Telescope 2 shots. Interior of dome. Man with camera. SCU of telescope. Still of Comet. Zoom in (still) of comet.
Keywords
Environment; Railways; Space
Locations
Bavaria; Vendelstein Peak
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
70518
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Comet', British Movietone News Issue No. 1456A, 2 May 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21651 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)