Learning on ScreenRoyal Tournament
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tournament. DESCRIPTION: One fascinating item on the programme at Earls Court was a display of physical training by the Royal Air Force. Or, Airborne assault by the Parachute Regiment. Cutlass and hornpipe display, performed by the Royal Navy. Next, a flash from a Commando Raid, with Royal Marines on the job. And a chap, who’s just baled out...part of the act in Search and Survival by the RAF Flying Training Command. Finally, an old favourite of this great show, a drive by the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV gymnastics display by The Royal Air Force. MLS same. GV same. GV mock parachute landing (Parachute Regiment). MS spectators. MS troops in jeep. GV mock battle scene. GV same. GV same. GV cutlass and hornpipe display (Navy). MLS same. GV display by the young ratings. GV same. MS same. MLS same. GV spectators. GV mock commando raid. MS same. GV parachute drop by RAF Training Command. MS launch. GV spectators. GV launch picks up a parachutist. LS display by the Royal Horse Artillery. MS same. MS same. CU same. GV same all under floodlight.
- Keywords
- Displays; Aviation; Navy; Military
- Locations
- London; Earls Court
- Card file number
- 82613
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 185
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