Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties See Dockyard Activity

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

587A

Date Released

5 Sep 1940

Date submitted

2 Sep 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties See Dockyard Activity
2. 2Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours for Exile Troops
3. 3Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prisoners from Libya Are Happy Behind Wire
4. 4Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Ship That Sunk Italian Cruiser
5. 5Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fitness is Readiness in the Navy
6. 6Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £1,000,000 Worth of Mechanical Warfare
7. 7Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rescued Seavacuees Home and Happy
8. 8Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Men Who Bombed Berlin - And How
9. 9Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hell Fire Corner Activity

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Section Title

Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen at Birkenhead. DESCRIPTION: Continuing their northern tour Their Majesties visit the Cammell Laid Shipyard at Birkenhead. SHOTLIST: Shots of King and Queen alighting and inspecting guard of Honour. King and Queen see workers doing difference jobs in Cammell Lairds shop. King and Queen go through the shipyard and talk with Gun Shop fellows. Close up of King & Queen. Close up of Gun Ship Storeman Leadbetter showing time card. King and Queen inspect civil defence services. General view on route.

Keywords

Royalty; Weapons; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Military

Footage sources

Universal

Card file number

39662

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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