Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Tour of West Country Continued

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

558A

Date Released

15 Feb 1940

Date submitted

Feb 1940

Date submitted

8 Feb 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Tour of West Country Continued
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: M Lebrun Pays Visit to British Line
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Anti-Tank Rifles at Target Practice
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Famous BEF Regiment Attends Mass
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wedding Bells for ‘Ajax’ Hero
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Carnival Time for Italy as Usual
7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Anzacs’ Final March before Suez Voyage
8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sudden Passing of Lord Tweedsmuir
9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Welcome the Third Canadian Contingent
10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: HRH Princess "Pat" with Her Regiment
11. 11Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sportsmen in Uniform to Aid Red Cross
12. 12Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Entente Cordiale on the Soccer Field

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 12

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: TM at Cardiff and Gloucester. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties visit Cardiff where they talk to Merchant Seamen and Gloucester where Hurricanes are manufactured. SHOTLIST: Cardiff - The King and Queen chat with Merchant seamen and go aboard defensively armed ships. Later they visit a shell factory. Gloucester - TM visit a factory where they see Hawker "Hurricanes" in the process of manufacture. King at Aircraft Factory - CARD 38278 The King sees girls at work on a Westland Lysander. Various shots. Story used in First Tour of the West.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Cardiff; Wales; England; Gloucester

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

38302

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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