Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Solemn Tributes to Neville Chamberlain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
598
Date Released
18 Nov 1940
Date submitted
5 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Solemn Tributes to Neville Chamberlain
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Visits in New Car
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard Americans - And US Rifles Issued
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cooking is Big Test for ATS
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Food Minister Opens Communal Kitchen
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: War Minister Tour Near East
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: First Italian Air Prisoners in England
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Planes They Brought Us
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: And the Men Who Brought Them Down
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italian Navy Crippled

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Chamberlain’s Funeral. DESCRIPTION: The Funeral of Neville Chamberlain took place at Westminster Abbey. SHOTLIST: Shots of the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament flag at half mast. Personalities arrive and among them are Montague Norman, Mr Churchill, Lord Halifax, Mr Chamberlain’s son (?), Duke of Gloucester, Mrs Chamberlain, Lady Oxford and Asquith, Lord and Lady Simon and others. Filed with this story are shots of Mr C with Hitler arriving back from Munich. Leaving No 10 etc. In symposium form used in British reel.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Death; Funerals; Writers
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40007
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
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