Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Visit to Blitzed Areas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
616
Date Released
24 Mar 1941
Date submitted
21 Mar 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Visit to Blitzed Areas
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: More Service Heroes Are Decorated
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Test Your Gas Masks
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadian Foresters at Work in Britain
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Rationing Problem from USA
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Kentucky Quads
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Two Year Old Goes off the Deep End
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cyrenaica Gets New Governor
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Czech Air Squadron Bombs with RAF
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: American Eagles Go into Action

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen Visit South Wales. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties tour blitzed areas in South Wales, visiting Swansea and Cardiff. SHOTLIST: The royal pair tour the blitzed areas and talk to many who have suffered. Crowds surge round the car as they drive away. They leave Swansea and go to Cardiff where similar scenes are re-enacted and they talk to civil defence personnel. Good shots of King and Queen but no damage.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; War damage
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40537
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
61
Story extras:
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