Empress of Britain is Privately Viewed

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

103

Date Released

1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1QUEEN OF HOLLAND AT DUTCH PORT
2. 1Al Brown Defeats Teddy Baldock at Olympia
3. 2GERMAN ATHLETES HOLD CARNIVAL
4. 2Spirit of Empire Day in Hyde Park
5. 3HITLER
6. 3German Crown Prince Attends Fete in Rome
7. 4DR BRUNING INTERVIEW
8. 4Mystery Speedboat Takes to the Water
9. 5EIFFEL TOWER GETS NEW SUMMER COAT
10. 5Empress of Britain is Privately Viewed
11. 6CROATS HONOUR PATRON SAINT
12. 6Australian Horses Take Freak Jumps
13. 7KING OF ALBANIA HOST TO OFFICERS ON HIS BIRTHDAY

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empress of Britain Is Privately Viewed. DESCRIPTION: Prince George and Lady Louis Mountbatten attend party on board new CPR luxury liner. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the liner and the name on the side. Prince George and Lady Mountbatten are introduced to the officers. The ballroom with dancing in progress. Close shot of the stern.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Social events

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1223

Length of story (in feet)

70

Story extras:

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