A Tall Ship in Town

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1684A
Date Released
14 Sep 1961
Date submitted
11 Sep 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Tall Ship in Town. DESCRIPTION: The West German Navy’s training ship Gorch Fock arrived in the Pool of London on a courtesy visit after a cruise of three weeks under sail. She carries 140 cadets who were soon to go ashore and explore for themselves. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Gorch Fock with London Bridge in background. MS pan Gorch Fock. MCU pan cadets. MS cadets with shaggy dog. CU bell. MS mast with German flag. MLS cadets on mast. MLS cadets climbing rigging. LS cadets talking to Yankee sailors. MCU 2 cadets talking. MS pan cadets getting the mail. GV Gorch Fock.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Youth
Locations
London
Card file number
83136
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Tall Ship in Town', British Movietone News Issue No. 1684A, 14 Sep 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24268 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)