Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Howard Hughes’ Transatlantic Flight

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
475A
Date Released
14 Jul 1938
Date submitted
12 Jul 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 13
Section Title
Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Howard Hughes’ Flight. SHOTLIST: Howard Hughes lands at Le Bourget Airport after his record flight from New York. He is greeted by Ambassador Bullitt before taking off again. Night shots of the plane before take off and shots of the plane taxiing off for take off. Day shots of the airport buildings. Planes land. Howard Hughes Flight - CARD 33837 Howard Hughes, millionaire aviator and film producer, prepares for his World’s Fair Good Will flight. He talks off from the Union Air Terminal, Burbank to fly to New York where the flight is to begin. On arrival at the Floyd Bennett Air Field in New York, he talks with Grover Whalen, Head of the Fair. Shots of the take off. Aerial of the plane over Brooklyn Bridge? Aerial shots against the skyscrapers of New York. Night shots of the plane taking off. Shots of greeting after landing.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce; Speed records; Scenery and travel
Locations
Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
33850
Credits:
Commentator
Aiden Merivale Crawley
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
53
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'Movietone’s Pageant of News, Sports and Aviation by Aidan Crawley, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Howard Hughes’ Transatlantic Flight', British Movietone News Issue No. 475A, 14 Jul 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9000 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)