Mr Chamberlain Reports

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

537

Date Released

18 Sep 1939

Date submitted

14 Sep 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Australia’s Great Rural Show
2. 2Buying Horses for the French Army
3. 3Foreigners Rush to French Army
4. 4Mr Chamberlain Reports
5. 5Roosevelt Tells the Press
6. 6America Practises Bombing
7. 7Black Out Fashions
8. 8AFS Wedding
9. 9Shades of 1914-18
10. 10Our ‘Kids’ Evacuated
11. 11Boxing Stars Perform for the Army
12. 12Their Majesties See Further Precautions
13. 13Duke and Duchess of Windsor Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr and Mrs Chamberlain Leave for "House". DESCRIPTION: The Prime Minister leaves for the House to report on the first meeting of the Supreme War Council. SHOTLIST: Mr and Mrs Chamberlain leave No 10 and enter the car to drive to the House. The Prime Minister is to report of the meeting of the Supreme War Council which he attended in France. 5ft shot of Big Ben and Houses of Parliament. LS Shot of pedestrians walking around the Abbey.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Conferences

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37431

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

21

Story extras:

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