Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Royal Sovereign Returns

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1027A

Date Released

10 Feb 1949

Date submitted

7 Feb 1949

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Sovereign Home. DESCRIPTION: Destroyer Nepal escorts the battleship under the Forth Bridge. The Royal Sovereign is being handed back to the Royal Navy after service with the Russians. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Taken from ship, shot of Forth Bridge as camera passes under. GV Forth Bridge, with destroyer HMS Nepal in background approaching. GV HMS Royal Sovereign approaching Forth Bridge. MS Royal Sovereign. Soviet flag flying on Royal Sovereign. Several parts of the superstructure of ship. GV Royal Sovereign. Quayside, naval launch approaches. Notice on quayside in English & Russian. Russian officers disembark from launch including Commodore Petreschev.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military

Locations

Firth of Forth

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

51446

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

122

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