Trailer: Royal Signals

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1068A

Date Released

24 Nov 1949

Date submitted

14 Dec 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Royal Signals
2. 2South African Train Takes Tragic Plunge
3. 3To Probe the Antarctic
4. 4A Baby Learns to Walk (Unique Pictures)
5. 5President Truman’s Visitor from Persia
6. 6Princess Elizabeth Leaves for Malta
7. 7Boxing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Signals - Trailer. SHOTLIST: MCU & CU shortwave radio being worked. CU speaker. GV & CU amateur radio operator. MS item in uniform of Royal Corps of Signals working on studio equipment. MS telex operator. CU hands on telex keyboard. MS ticker tape removed from machine. GV signals hanging ready to be sent. Montage of station names over telegraphs wires. GV receiving station equipment. GV telegraph wires. CU telex message printing. GV despatch rider on motor-cycle (x3). GV despatch rider delivers message to field HQ.

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Trailer

Keywords

Public information; Military

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

52824

Credits:

Commentator

Franklin Engelmann

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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