Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Anniversary of the Great Deliverance

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
902A
Date Released
19 Sep 1946
Date submitted
16 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Soviet President Honoured in Death
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cadogan Speaks Out
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Man into Icicle
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Marine Intelligence
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Marine Intelligence
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Anniversary of the Great Deliverance
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Transatlantic to Prestwick

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Britain Sixth Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: The Anniversary of the Battle of Britain was marked by a fly-past over London and a service in the Chapel of Remembrance at Biggin Hill. SHOTLIST: KS GV Tower Bridge. Lancasters fly over Tower Bridge. Mosquitos and Spitfires fly over London, Tower Bridge, Houses of Parliament etc. Various shots of formations flying overhead. Interior - Chapel of Remembrance, Biggin Hill, Reverend Cecil Hill conducts service, cut-ins of congregations praying etc. CU Reverend Hill giving sermon. CU altar. At Albert Embankment. GV of RAF memorial. CU Eagle on top and pan down to base. Arrival of Mr Attlee, Lord Portal, Viscounts Trenchard and Tedder. Cut-in RAF Guard of Honour, Trenchard unveils inscription at base of memorial. Marchpast of RAF contingents, WAAF’s and RAF association contingents. Trenchard takes salute. Relations, relatives etc. place small floral tokens on memorial after service.
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations
Locations
London; Biggin Hill
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
47481
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
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