Round the Empire with Movietone: Orcades on Her Maiden Voyage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
450
Date Released
17 Jan 1938
Date submitted
11 Jan 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 12
Section Title
Round the Empire with Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Orcades Arrive at Sydney. DESCRIPTION: The liner leaves Tilbury and passes through Port Said and Suez en route to Australia. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the ship at Tilbury. Leaving. People on deck side watching. Interior shots of shops - nursery etc. Sir Leslie Wilson - Governor of Queensland. CU Mr Irving Ceddes. Chairman of shipping Line. Princess (?) and another woman. Elevated shot of Lifeboat drill, boats at side of ship. Elevated shots of Port Said. Elevated shots of boats and wares at side of ship at Port Said. Ship going through the Suez canal. Natives sailing ship in canal.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Shops and shopping; Engineering
Footage sources
Sydney
Card file number
32298
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Carl Bernard
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Round the Empire with Movietone: Orcades on Her Maiden Voyage', British Movietone News Issue No. 450, 17 Jan 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8405 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)