Selected Originals - Blue Riband First Try (1952)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story “Blue Riband First Try“ 52/56. Views of the liner SS ’United States’ on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Childrens nursery and playroom on ship. Children appear to be having a tea party. Cakes are being served by a woman in a nurses / nanny’s uniform. The children play on a small slide. Shots of side of ship ploughing through heavy sea. Margaret Truman (daughter of American President Harry S. Truman) congratulating the ship’s captain, Commodore Harry Manning. Helmsman. Shots of ship travelling at sea. Various shots of ship and bridge. Various shots of ship and bridge. Inc. shot of the Name Plate on the bridge. Commodore Harry Manning on bridge. Deck games (unsure of the identity of the men playing quoits). Elevated shots of ship bows at sea. Dancing and cheering as ship breaks record (could also be celebrations of American Independence Day July 4th). Good shots of people dancing to the band in happy mood. Sundeck