The Black Knight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1528
Date Released
15 Sep 1958
Date submitted
8 Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Black Knight. DESCRIPTION: Here it is - the Black Knight ballistic rocket, thrusting its lance right into space, hundreds of miles up in the silent solitudes among the satellites. One purpose is to study re-entry from outer space. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot rocket. LS rocket on site. MS same. CU nose. Elevated shot rocket. CU nose tilt to base. LS rocket. BLACK KNIGHT ROCKET MS man carrying model of rocket. MS erecting model of rocket on base. CU sign reading ‘Black Knight’. CU erecting model of rocket on base. CU base. MS putting head on rocket. MS crowd. MS policeman makes small boy stand back. MS putting head on rocket. MS low angle of model rocket.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology; Police; Space
Locations
England; Farnborough
Card file number
74890
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Black Knight', British Movietone News Issue No. 1528, 15 Sep 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22597 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)