Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Great Activity in Downing Street

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
566A
Date Released
11 Apr 1940
Date submitted
5 Apr 1940
Date submitted
9 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The War Goes North
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Great Activity in Downing Street
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The King and Queen with the Troops
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Cobber Kain Gives Film of Himself
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Holland’s Respects for RAF Airman
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Famous German Exile in Paris
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Piccadilly Circus Almost Pre-War
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Huge USA Tar Fire Ends in Smoke
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Australians in Palestine Visit Holy City
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Adelaide’s Big Aif Send-Off
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Sydney Show as Usual

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 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: Whilst Naval action to aid Scandinavia is expected, Lord Halifax meets with diplomats from the Balkans. 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).
Keywords
Politics and government; Aristocracy; Conferences; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Pathe
Card file number
38748
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
148
Story extras:
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