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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Princess Elizabeth

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
776A
Date Released
20 Apr 1944
Date submitted
Apr 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Truk
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Princess Elizabeth
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Cold Comfort"
  4. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Charlton V Chelsea

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Elizabeth Becomes of Age. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth is eighteen on the 21st April, when she will assume the dignities and responsibilities of Heir Presumptive to the Throne. In these delightful informal pictures the Princess and her sister ride their ponies ‘Jock’ and ‘Hans’. The King and Queen join their daughters in looking at three foals. SHOTLIST: Cut story - CU Princess Elizabeth on horseback. Various trucking shots of Princess Elizabeth & Margaret riding their ponies. Fade to their younger days, also dressed in Girl Guides uniforms. More shots of Elizabeth & Margaret riding. Riding into camera, the two are greeted by their parents. Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret get their ponies to perform. Unsaddled their horses, then go over to another paddock, various shots of them with the ponies. Dogs eat bran. GS of the Royals with ponies around them. GS of Princess Elizabeth between two ponies to finish.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Entertainment and leisure; Celebrations and festivals; Horses; Newspapers; Animals; Newsreels
Card file number
44747
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
309
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