News Briefs: Mountbatten Takes Over

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1242A
Date Released
26 Mar 1953
Date submitted
14 Mar 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Queen Mary Passes
  2. 2News Briefs: Duke with RAF and Navy
  3. 3News Briefs: Mountbatten Takes Over
  4. 4News Briefs: Ice Hockey
  5. 5News Briefs: Bonn Treaty Signed
  6. 6News Briefs: Captured Communists
  7. 7News Briefs: Tragic Explosion
  8. 8Top Secret Atom Bursts Released

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Mountbatten Takes Over. DESCRIPTION: When Admiral Mountbatten assumed his Allied Mediterranean Command at Malta, a ceremony of flags marked the occasion. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Ranks of naval personnel. Flags of Turkey, Italy, Greece and France flying. Cut-ins of Mountbatten and other VIPs saluting same. GV flags and ranks of naval men. GV US flag flying. Mountbatten etc. saluting. GV Union Flag unfurled. (Mountbatten is taking over Allied Mediterranean Command).
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Malta
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
58769
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
Film clip

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