Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: New War Cabinet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
571A
Date Released
16 May 1940
Date submitted
11 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: New War Cabinet
  2. 2Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Dutch Royal Family Come to England
  3. 3Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: First Pictures of the Lowlands Invasion
  4. 4Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: French Troops Move Up
  5. 5Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: The BEF - Back to Belgium
  6. 6Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Camera’s Second Reports from Belgium: Pitiable Stream of Refugees Goes On
  7. *Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind: Glasgow - 2,000 "Specials" on Parade

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Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the Momentous Events in the Allies’ Great Fight for the Freedom of Mankind
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill’s Cabinet. DESCRIPTION: Mr Churchill becomes Prime Minister and names his new Cabinet. SHOTLIST: Mr & Mrs Chamberlain leave No 10 Downing Street to go to the Palace to hand in his resignation. New Cabinet Good shots of the following: Winston Churchill. Lord Halifax. Mr Clement Attlee. Mr Anthony [sic] Greenwood Snr., Mr George [sic] Morrison. AV Alexander. Mr Eden. Archibald Sinclair. Mr Duff Cooper. Cabinet Changes - CARD 36142 Scenes of Winston Churchill. Scenes of Mr Chamberlain leaving No 10. Lord Halifax addresses Balkan envoys. Mr Attlee (Lord Privy Seal), Mr Greenwood, Mr Herbert Morrison, Mr Alexander, Anthony Eden, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Duff Cooper and Churchill again.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; England; 10 Downing Street, London
Card file number
38930
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
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