Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guards Guard Palace

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
624
Date Released
19 May 1941
Date submitted
15 May 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Scotsman Who Captured Hess
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guards Guard Palace
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Overseas Air Cadets Get Their Wings
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: USA Claims Fastest Fighter Plane
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australian Wounded Home from Libya
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Menzies in New York
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US President’s Bold Stand
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lease and Lend in Operation
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: To All Mothers & Fathers
  10. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer - To All Mothers and Fathers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Guard Take Over at Palace. DESCRIPTION: To mark the birthday of the Home Guard a unit mounts guard at Buckingham Palace. SHOTLIST: To mark the anniversary of their foundation, the Home Guard take over the Palace guard from the Scots Guards. Various shots of the ceremony which was watched by General Nation (HG). Colonel Josslyn (HG), Major Williams (HG), Sir Jerry Collins and Colonel Mallison, Hon. Fol. GK Mason, General Eastwood, General Sergison Brooke, General Whithead and Field Marshal, HM The King.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
40767
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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