The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Survivors of HMS Courageous

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
538
Date Released
25 Sep 1939
Date submitted
20 Sep 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Squalus is Moved Successfully
  2. 2The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: King of the Belgians with His Army
  3. 3The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Paris During an Air Raid Warning
  4. 4The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Children in Their New Homes
  5. 5The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Public School’s New Home
  6. 6The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Major-General - The Duke
  7. 7The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Rescues
  8. 8The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Right Hon. Arthur Greenwood
  9. 9The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Athenia Survivors Leave Again
  10. 10The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Survivors of HMS Courageous

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 10
Section Title
The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS "Courageous" Survivors. DESCRIPTION: The sailors are welcomed home. SHOTLIST: Crowds wait outside the dockyard to welcome the survivors, and large numbers of people swarm round the men who read out the lists of survivors in the streets. When the sailors come ashore they are ecstatically welcomed. Stoker George Horne. Chief Petty Officer Leek (with his wife) and Bandsman Hayes of the Royal Marines tell their experiences.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37472
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
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