Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Monty Joins the "Tanks"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
852A
Date Released
4 Oct 1945
Date submitted
1 Oct 1945
Date submitted
26 Sep 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bourne End Train Crash
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Monty Joins the "Tanks"
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Brownies Ring-O’-Roses with Princess Elizabeth
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Havoc and Desolation in Japan
  5. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scotland’s Royal Visit

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: F/M Montgomery Joins Tank Regiment. DESCRIPTION: Field Marshal Montgomery has recently been appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment. He marked the occasion by visiting the First Royal Tank Regiment at Gladon Barracks, Berlin. SHOTLIST: KS Line of Tank Regiment trumpeters playing. Various shots of Monty inspecting men of the Tank Regiment on parade with their tanks. Cromwells. Crusaders etc. Various shots of parade in Gladon Barracks. Shots of marchpast, cut-ins of Monty taking salute. Tanks dip their guns in salute as they pass dais. CU SV of Monty saluting to finish.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Berlin
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
46087
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
52
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