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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: HMS "Hercules"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
852
Date Released
1 Oct 1945
Date submitted
24 Sep 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Radar
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: HMS "Hercules"
  3. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: King Opens Sheffield Reservoir

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMAC "Hercules" Launched. DESCRIPTION: Sir Stafford and Lady Cripps attended the Tyneside launch of Britain’s latest aircraft-carrier. They had to battle against a gale to be heard during the speeches. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Sir Stafford Cripps and Lady Cripps on dais, crowds around them. The above walking to launching dais. GV "Hercules" on stern of carrier. GV crowd singing hymn before launching. Lady Cripps names ship and launches same, actually unnamed person breaks bottle on ship. Terrific gale blowing during launching. Aircraft Carrier Hercules down slipway, entering water, "Rule Britannia" being sung and cheering. Sir Stafford Cripps addressed crowd saying "we won the war through everybody giving their best unstintingly".
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
Newcastle upon Tyne
Card file number
46080
Credits:
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
William G. Carrington
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:

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