Famous Balloonist Goes Aboard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
70
Date Released
1 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Professor Piccard Goes Aboard. DESCRIPTION: Professor Piccard enters his aluminium gondola for romantic ascent to the heavens. SHOTLIST: Close shot of him standing beside gondola, surrounded by a few people. Close shot of him talking. Shot of men standing by mooring ropes. Professor takes on board basket of food. Close shot of the balloon.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1233
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Famous Balloonist Goes Aboard', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 70, 1 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/526 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)