The Housewife and the Centurion

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1795A

Date Released

31 Oct 1963

Date submitted

25 Oct 1963

Date submitted

26 Oct 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Race against Time
2. 2Sorting at Speed
3. 3Bluebelle from Brighton
4. 4The Housewife and the Centurion
5. 5Setback before Success

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:

Camera

Keith Josephs

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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