News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1677

Date Released

24 Jul 1961

Date submitted

20 Jul 1961

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Knock-Out for Terry
• 2. Spaceman Number Three
• 3. A Friend for the Farmer
• 4. Top of the Town
• 5. Father of the RAF
• 6. Wet at the Bottom

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spaceman Number 3. DESCRIPTION: Captain Virgil Gus Grissom, the Air Force Officer selected to follow the example of Commander Shepard, is seen here entering the capsule at Cape Canaveral. As we know, he went up as soon as weather permitted. Then, back from space after about a quarter of an hour, and down by parachute. Safe and sound in Liberty Bell 7, he came down to the sea to be picked up by helicopter. Spaceman Number three had done it! SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Grissom leaves transfer van (pan). MS Grissom enters cockpit. CU same. GV launching pad. GV street in Grissom’s home town. CU notice of speed limit. CU front page of newspaper. GV Grissom’s house. MS Grissom’s family. LS aerial shot of Grissom descending. LS aerial shot of parachute with cockpit. LS cockpit enters sea.

Keywords

Space

Locations

United States of America; Cape Canaveral

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

82894

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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