Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties Visit Blitzed Eastenders

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

621

Date Released

28 Apr 1941

Date submitted

23 Apr 1941

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Their Majesties Visit Blitzed Eastenders
2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The British Army is Getting Tough
3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Latest US Tanks for England, Tried Out
4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canada Builds Chain of Aerodromes
5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Assault from the Sky
6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USS "North Carolina" is Commissioned
7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: President’s Son Becomes a Sailor
8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Sydney’s Welcome for US Fleet

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour of East End. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen visit districts in East London. SHOTLIST: Cut Story: The King and Queen visit the East End where they visit with some of the bombed out people. They tour the raid damage. Joined Cuts (314ft): Wreckage and people (x2). Royal cars arrive & surrounded by crowd. Two women climb onto some wreckage for better view. CU The Queen smiling. GV Bombed buildings (x). GV The Queen surrounded by crowd (x2). GV wreckage. LAS two men on roof (x2). MS K&Q in crowd. GV crowd. Several shots of K&Q. MS The Queen talks to woman in crowd. MS The Queen talks to young girl (x2). GV car drives away. MS K&Q. GV Royal cars & escort drive past.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Children; War damage; Censorship

Card file number

40659

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

103

Story extras:

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