News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Duchess Abroad HMS Gloucester

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

508

Date Released

27 Feb 1939

Date submitted

22 Feb 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Their Majesties in the North
2. 2News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Duchess Abroad HMS Gloucester
3. 3News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Admiral Franco
4. 4News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Bishop of London on Emigration
5. 5News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Youth Takes a Bow
6. 6News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Steel Shelters Being Distributed
7. 7News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: MPs Entertained by the Army
8. 8News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Record Flight Ends in a Bunker
9. 9News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Oxford Oarsmen at Henley
10. 10News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Boxing - Kane V Cattaneo
11. 11News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Trailer: Join the RAF

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 11

Section Title

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

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at Devonport. DESCRIPTION: Accompanied by the Duke, the Duchess of Gloucester visits the Cruiser she had launched sixteen months earlier. SHOTLIST: The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visit Devonport where they visit the HMS Gloucester. After inspecting the Guard of Honour the royal pair are introduced to the officers and then the Duchess says a few words. The party leave by motor boat. CU Duchess - very nice CUs of Duchess.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

35636

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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