Great Activity in the British Fleet

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

161A

Date Released

7 Jul 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hitler Defies Ban on Uniformed Parades
2. 2London’s River Has New Set of Spans
3. 3Suzanne Returns as Tennis Umpire
4. 4Great Activity in the British Fleet
5. 5Cambridge Clout Oxford at Lord’s
6. 6Miss England Tries Scottish Waters

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Proceeds to Portland for Royal Review. DESCRIPTION: With Navy Week pending, battleships proceed south to Portland for review by His Majesty. SHOTLIST: Fairly close shot of Battleships at sea. Slight pan shot of one of these. Shot down from mast of Battleships to deck below, on to gun turrets etc. Close shot of bows through water with spray over same. Good shot of ships in Line Ahead with sun setting on water. (Nelson & Rodney are ships included in the Line Ahead)

Keywords

Ships and boats; Environment; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1893

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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