Tonic for West Berlin

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1681A
Date Released
24 Aug 1961
Date submitted
22 Aug 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tonic for West Berlin. DESCRIPTION: Armoured cars and army vehicles came to West Berlin to reinforce the British garrison, but for the American Vice President Mr Lyndon Johnson no reinforcement, was necessary. He certainly got a very hearty welcome from West Berliners. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS train load of armoured cars. MLS British officers. MS British soldiers arriving to unload. MLS unloading car. MS same. MS armoured cars. MLS another. MLS American reinforcements. MS same. MLS same. MS four American soldiers in vehicle. MLS reinforcements. LS same. MLS motor cycle escort for Mr Lyndon Johnson. MS his car. MS West Berliners. MLS Johnson walks among West Berliners. MS pan same. MLS same. BERLIN BORDER PATROL - CARD 83072 LS Brandenburg Gates - British troops in foreground. MS British troops. MCU British troops marching past camera. MLS pan British troops in armoured car. LS same. MS pan same with Brandenburg Gate in background. LS armoured cars. Pan across building. MS two soldiers at lookout post. MCU soldier on lookout post. MS soldier looking through binoculars. LS pan across Berlin. Slip pan. MLS troops patrolling streets in tanks. LS pan crowds on one side of border to other side.
Keywords
Politics and government; Vehicles; Military
Locations
Germany; Berlin
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
83036
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tonic for West Berlin', British Movietone News Issue No. 1681A, 24 Aug 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24239 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)