Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Fifty Years of Movies
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- British Movietone News
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- 3 / 3
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- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 50 Years of Movies. DESCRIPTION: To mark fifty years of moving film we look at some of the early images that were captured on film. The inauguration of Teddy Roosevelt, 1894 Slow Motion of Gentleman Jim Corbett boxing, fashions and WG Grace are in our selection. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt, drives through streets, MS of him in making speech (silent) in grounds. Group shot of Prince of Wales (King Edward VII), Duke of York (King George VI) & Princess Mary, playing soldiers. Shots of men and women during the "Gay Nineties" playing leap-frog on Coney Island Beach - This headed by sub-title "Sports", "Gentlemen Jim" boxing with Courtney (slow motion) in 1898. Sub-title "Fashions" - Fashion Parade displaying corsets. (WG Grace cricketer) walks with ? past camera with many followers. Library Material - Finish of the 1896 Paul’s Derby, won by Persimmon, owned by the Prince of Wales (Edward VII). GS of blacksmith shop in 1891. Southwark Fire Station, men rush up to station - Horse drawn fire engines through the streets. Then over to America, their idea of drama in the "nineties" Lew Lehr sits in chair dreaming of his wife and child, the fire alarm sounds, firemen out of beds, man horse engines, engines through streets, its the fire chief’s house, he breaks down the door, smashes the window, his wife faints on the bed, he picks her up, carries her down ladder, his wife shouts "Save my child", he rushes back into house, picks up child & carries it to safety. Over this is Lew Lehr’s voice which is very funny.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Sport; Horse racing; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Children; Curiosities; Aviation; Shops and shopping; Celebrations and festivals; Cricket; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Newspapers; Postal services; Fashion and costume; Animals; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows; Newsreels
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- United States of America
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Movietone
- Card file number
- 44766
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 331
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