Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The War Goes North
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- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 11
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes in Downing Street (Norway and Denmark Invaded). DESCRIPTION: Germany invaded the neutral Denmark and goes to war with Norway. Bergen in the south of Norway is occupied. SHOTLIST: Crowd wait while people of note come and go. Balkan Conference - CARD 38749 Lord Halifax addresses the British ambassadors whom he has recalled. They are Sir Percy Loraine, (Rome), Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hugesson (Ankara), Sir Reginald Hervey-Hoare (Bucharest), Mr Ronald I Campbell (Belgrade), Sir William Seeds (Moscow), Sir Michael Palairet (Athens), Mr Owen St Clair O’Malley (Budapest), and Mr George W Rendell (Sifia). War Goes North - CARD 38792 Shots of the "Altmark". Minelaying scenes. King Haakon, King Christian and King Gustav in group together. Shots from "City of Flint" story showing Mrs Harriman, US ambassador to Norway. Shot of Dr Koht. Scenes of Bergen and the country of Norway showing its peaceful nature, fjords and cataracts. Shots of Copenhagen. Scenes used from ‘The Viking Trail’ (Magic Carpet) in the above story.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Aristocracy; Conferences; Military; Scenery and travel
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
Pathe
- Card file number
- 38748
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 148
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