Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Interest in Current Problems

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
789A
Date Released
20 Jul 1944
Date submitted
Jul 1944
Date submitted
17 Jul 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Monty in Caen
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Interest in Current Problems
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Another Success for Coastal Command

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King & Queen Visit Army (Land) Camp & AA Battery. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen recently visited an Agricultural Camp in the Home Counties where they talked to the volunteers and enjoyed tea with them. Their Majesties also visited an Ack-ack site and saw them tackling flying bombs. They have also recently visited a Fighter Station where the King held an Investiture. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Group shot of K&Q with Duke of Norfolk - KS. K&Q out of car greeted by Duke of Norfolk. Group K&Q with Norfolk & McCullough. Bulldozers clear land of trees etc. Shots of K&Q talking with girls working on farm. Girls hoeing. Interior K&Q seated at canteen table eating with rest of farm labourers. At another location King & Queen walk past ruins caused by "Doodlebugs". King shakes hands with Warden. At AA side K&Q with General Pile watch battery firing at "Doodlebug" guns firing & fast loading, cut-in of "Doodlebugs" in flight. At aerodrome King presents medals to various RAF personnel, one being PL Donkin with DSO, also there was Group Captain Cunningham (Cats-eyes) with bar to DSO. Peter Townsend can be seen in RAF section?
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Food and cooking; Women; Environment; Weapons; Aristocracy; Aviation; Agriculture; Ceremonies; Newspapers; War damage; Civil defence; Censorship; Engineering; Military; Awards and honours
Card file number
44957
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
151
Story extras:
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