Reports: Queen Mary and Christmas toys

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

445

Date Released

13 Dec 1937

Date submitted

8 Dec 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Disaster
2. 2Reports: His Majesty tours aircraft factories
3. 3Reports: Queen Mary and Christmas toys
4. 4Reports: Old War Horses rewarded
5. 5Reports: Winter whitens England
6. 6Reports: Frost fish go begging
7. 7Names and News: Major Attlee returns from Spain
8. 8Names and News: Mr Joseph Kennedy sworn in as US Ambassador
9. 9Names and News: President Roosevelt on holiday
10. 10Names and News: The Grand Mufti in the Lebanon
11. 11Names and News: Il Duce announces Italy’s withdrawal from the League of Nations
12. 12Speed
13. 13Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: US Bombers practice

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 13

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mary and Xmas Toys. SHOTLIST: Shot of the Queen arriving at Fleet Street. Close shots of lines of toys for presentation to the poor. She walks round and sees the toys with Lord Camrose and Mr Maxwell-Lyte. Light. CU of the Queen looking at the toys. CU. Daily Telegraph offices.

Keywords

Royalty; Mass media; Social conditions

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5903

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

30

Story extras:

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