North West Passage
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: North West Passage. DESCRIPTION: In spite of almost getting frozen in during an enforced stop, the giant tanker Manhattan crunches her way through 800 miles of Arctic ice to open the North West Passage. The dramatic oil discoveries in Alaska give special significance to this commercial breakthrough along the northern route between the Atlantic and Pacific. SHOTLIST: MCU ice being broken by bows of SS ‘Manhattan’. LS SS ‘Manhattan’. MS TS ice being broken by SS Manhattan. MS seamen watching ditto. MS SS Manhattan. MS name ‘SS Manhattan’ on side of ship stuck in ice. MS crew standing on ice. LAS ditto. MS man. Manhattan stuck in ice. Aerial shot ditto. TS ice being broken by Manhattan again. MS funnel of Manhattan. MS members of crew. Shot of bows from bridge. TS ice.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Environment
- Locations
- Alaska
- Footage sources
- United States of America
France
- Card file number
- 95192
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 56
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