News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The New "Mauretania" Launched

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
478
Date Released
1 Aug 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The New "Mauretania" Launched
  2. 2News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Wedding of Andrew Carnegie’s Grand-Daughter
  3. 3News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Inauguration of 1.5d. Australian Air Mail
  4. 4News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Mercury’s Pilot Talks of Flight
  5. 5News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Jarrow Cableways Fail with a Crash
  6. 6News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Holidays with Pay Enjoyed at the Seaside

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mauretania Launched. SHOTLIST: On Merseyside, Lady Bates launches the new Cunard-White Star Liner "Mauretania". She pulls a string which slides flags away from the name on the side of the ship, the bottle is broken, and amid tremendous cheering, the giant ship slides down the slipway.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33973
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
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