Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Outward Bound on Her Maiden Voyage
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Elizabeth on Maiden Voyage. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Elizabeth leaves Southampton on her Maiden Voyage to New York. Among those onboard were Mr Molotov, Sir Alan Herbert and band leaders Jack Hylton and Geraldo. SHOTLIST: KS CU bows of SS Queen Elizabeth with name. GV of ship. Dockside, Mr Molotov boards. Molotov onboard walks towards camera. Mr Vyshinsky boards, followed by Senator Connolly. CU. CU Sir Alan Herbert about to board. CU Geraldo who stops. Jack Hylton boards. Bouquets being taken aboard ship. Lady passenger sits on deck in chair receives bouquet from page. Few shots on decks of ship, Sir Norman Birkett walks into camera. CU Sir William Routes. CU Evelyn Dall by rail. CU Ambrose. Covered gangway lowered, ship pulls away from quay. One of the large ropes being hauled aboard ship. Various angle shots of ship, including aerial of ship as she is towed away by tugs, pleasure steamers surround her. Finishing on aerial shot of ship getting under way.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Music and dance
- Locations
- Southampton
- Card file number
- 47630
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 221
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