Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Home Fleet Exercises
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- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Fleet Exercises. DESCRIPTION: The Home Fleet left Portland for Combined Exercises in the home waters. SHOTLIST: KS GV fleet. GV fleet in Portland Harbour. Viscount Hall boards HMS Duke of York greeted by Vice Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor. Inspects Guard of Honour. CU Hall & McGrigor. Aerial view of fleet. MS destroyer leaving port. Aerial line ahead formation. MS Duke of York leaving port. Aerial - Dusk shot fleet line ahead. Motor torpedo boat into camera. MS MTB’s line ahead. GV aircraft carrier HMS Thesus with HMS Illustrious in background. SCU bows of Illustrious cutting water. MS fighter taking off from flight deck. MS Duke of York at sea. GV ditto.
- Keywords
- Navy; Military
- Locations
- Portland Harbour
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
- Card file number
- 50847
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 113
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