News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: New "Mauretania" Gets Ready

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

498A

Date Released

22 Dec 1938

Date submitted

6 Dec 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: North Pole Weather
2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Arctic People Enjoy It
3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Even the Sea Freezes
4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Mr RS Hudson MP
5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Grand Duke Says "No"
6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Jewish Refugees Reach Sydney
7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Statue of Liberty is Groomed
8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: New "Mauretania" Gets Ready
9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Mr Eden in USA
10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: MCC in S Africa
11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bondi Season Opens with a Splash
12. 12News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Monkey Gangsters

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 12

Section Title

News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Life Boats for the Mauretania. SHOTLIST: In Scotland, the life boats which are intended for use on the new Cunard Liner "Mauretania" are launched. "Mauretania’s" Engines - CARD 35147 At Birkenhead, the giant condensers are swung aboard the new Cunard liner "Mauretania".

Keywords

Ships and boats; Engineering; Launchings

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

35003

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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