Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS Duke of York Home Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
893
Date Released
15 Jul 1946
Date submitted
12 Jul 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS Duke of York Home Again
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: City’s Freedom for Lord Louis
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Bikini Bomb
  4. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Paterson V Curran

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Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of York Home. DESCRIPTION: Admiral Fraser’s flagship, the Duke of York, returns to Plymouth. SHOTLIST: KS SCU HMS Duke of York. MS white ensign flying aboard ship, also paying-off pennant. Crowds line quay. GVs of Duke of York. Crowds cheer. Crews line deck & give three cheers. Docker letting rope out on bollard. MS superstructure, shows nameplate Duke of York. Relations etc. board ship, kissing wives, embracing relatives etc. Various shots of sailors and relatives on ship’s deck. SCU & CU Admiral Fraser.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool or Glasgow.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Plymouth
Card file number
47192
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
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