Reports: The Duchess of Kent in Poplar

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

443A

Date Released

2 Dec 1937

Date submitted

30 Nov 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Shanghai ruins
2. 2Reports: French Ministers in London
3. 3Reports: Ex-enemies unite in homage to fallen
4. 4Reports: Bombay yachtsmen
5. 5Reports: The Duchess of Kent in Poplar
6. 6Reports: Park your baby here Signora
7. 7Tradition
8. 8Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: New Use for an old US Dirigible
9. 9Motoring
10. 10Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Soccer - England v Czechoslovakia at White Hart Lane
11. 11Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Diving - Maori children at Rotorua
12. 12Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skiing in the Bavarian Alps

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 12

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Kent in Poplar. SHOTLIST: The Duchess of Kent with Mr George Lansbury. They are at the Cripples Charity Home. Shots of the Duchess inspecting the work of the cripples and seen with them. She signs a photograph. Close shot of the photograph. The cripples seen at work.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Social welfare; Disabled persons

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5952

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

24

Story extras:

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