Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duchess of Kent Renames Cruiser

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
527A
Date Released
13 Jul 1939
Date submitted
7 Jul 1939
Date submitted
11 Jul 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Kent Renames Cruiser. DESCRIPTION: HMS Amphion becomes HMS Perth. SHOTLIST: The Duchess of Kent visits Portsmouth to rename the cruiser HMS "Amphion" the HMAS "Perth". Mr SM Bruce welcomes her and after a short speech she draws away a covering revealing the ships crest. The name boards are changed and the lifebelts and talley-bands also.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37010
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
49
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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: The Duchess of Kent Renames Cruiser', British Movietone News Issue No. 527A, 13 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10065 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)