The Housewife and the Centurion
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Housewife and the Centurion. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Moya Nicholson from Brighton meets Lieutenant Colonel Barras, Commanding the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment at Catterick. Mrs Nicholson passed her test in June, and has just fulfilled a life-long ambition to drive a tank. SHOTLIST: Key scene - Mrs Moya Nicholson with Commanding Officer No 3 Royal Tank Regiment Lt Col Carl Barras. CU Mrs Nicholson. CU same with Lieutenant Colonel Barras. MS Mrs Nicholson on Centurion tank. MCU same. CU tank tracks. MS front of Centurion. CU name plate on same Cromwell. MS Mrs Nicholson into same. MS pressmen. Mrs Nicholson driving Centurion. BS same round parade ground. SV officers looking. GV tank round parade ground. MS tank. MS same towards camera and pressmen get out of way.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Women; Military
- Locations
- Yorkshire; Catterick
- Footage sources
- 5 Cities Film
- Card file number
- 87446
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Keith Josephs
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 93
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