Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Marine Intelligence
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of the Cunard Cargo Liner Asia. DESCRIPTION: CUNARD LAUNCHING - The 9,000 ton cargo liner Asia was recently launched in Sunderland. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV of Asia. Several angle shots of ship awaiting launching. Workmen knock out blocks. CU Sir Percy Bates. On platform Lady Hopkins with Sir Percy, the former christens ship and launches same. Ship runs down slipway, out of camera, cut-in of workmen cheering. Ship lying in river.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Launchings
- Locations
- Sunderland Dockyard
- Card file number
- 47490
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Eddie Smales
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 71
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