The Prince Inspects

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1498A
Date Released
20 Feb 1958
Date submitted
14 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Fifth Round
  2. 2The Fifth Round
  3. 3The Fifth Round
  4. 4The Prince Inspects
  5. 5A Diesel Loco
  6. 6Vienna State Ball
  7. 7Floods Threaten Dam
  8. 8Highland Gathering - Down Under
  9. *Scotland V Australia

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince Visits Rover Works. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip toured the Rover Car Factory near Birmingham. It’s fitting that one of the oldest names in motor cars should be associated with one of the newest developments. The gas-turbine car and Prince Philip took a turn at the wheel. He clocked 70 in this experimental vehicle. SHOTLIST: GV assembly line. Prince Philip walking. CU spraying car. CU Prince Philip. Back shot same. GV walking SCU talking to workers. MS workers. Prince talking to man. MS looking at body of car. MS car body on crane. CU same. CU Rover with bonnet up. MS Prince gets in gas turbine car. Car passes camera. Same. MS Prince gets out of car.
Keywords
Royalty; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Birmingham
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
72859
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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