Royal Navy Film Dinner

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1580A

Date Released

17 Sep 1959

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Navy Film Dinner. DESCRIPTION: We visited the Aircraft Carrier Victorious at Portsmouth to attend a very special reception. The Navy was At Home to the Royal Naval Film Corporation. Going aboard with Lord Brabourne was Earl Mountbatten, the Corporation’s President. A galaxy of leading naval and film personalities included Kenneth More, Jack Hawkins, Stanley Baker, Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Philip Warter, Richard Todd, and Mr Spyros Skouras. SHOTLIST: GV HMS Victorious. Coming towards ship. CU sailors piping aboard. Lord Brabourne boarding ship. TS aircraft hangar with guests. CU Earl Mountbatten. CU hand shaking. CU Kenneth More and others. CU Jack Hawkins and others. CU Jack Hawkins and Stanley Baker. CU Sir Alec Guinness. CU Sir Philip Warter and Richard Todd. CU guests. GV ship and band. LS band and guests. MS drummers. CU band turning. LS band MS same (2). GV same.

Keywords

Organisations; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Aristocracy; Economics; Business and commerce; Ceremonies; Navy; Performing arts; Military

Locations

Portsmouth; England

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

78126

Credits:

Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

134

Story extras:

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