Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King with Home Fleet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
721
Date Released
29 Mar 1943
Date submitted
25 Mar 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Diphtheria"
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Latest from US Tunisia Front
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Tempo Speeds Up
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Warm Welcome for China’s First Lady
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New York Greets Allied Sailors
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King with Home Fleet

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King With the Home Fleet. DESCRIPTION: The King has recently spent four days with the Home Fleet where he inspected several ships and reviewed others. SHOTLIST: Cut story - King boarding ‘King George V’ (Battleship, piped aboard, shakes hands with Admiral Tovey. GS big guns of ‘Howe’ (Battleship). King inspects Guard of Honour aboard ‘King George V’. King on bridge (you won’t recognise it as the bridge) of ‘Scylla’ (Cruiser), talking to officers. King fore as ship ‘Tyne’ passes Destroyer command which King is inspecting. GS of ‘Howe’. On board Destroyer ‘Onslaught’. CU of bell. King in launch, passing Cruiser to finish.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Pathe
Universal
Card file number
43521
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:

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