The Sports & News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland: Britain Goes Under Canvas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
530
Date Released
31 Jul 1939
Date submitted
29 Jul 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Section Title
The Sports & News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: QVR’s Leave Grosvenor Square. DESCRIPTION: The Territorials in Camp. SHOTLIST: On motor cycles, and lorries, Queen Victoria’s Rifles leave Grosvenor Square to go into Hyde Park watched by Lord Gort. Sir Malcolm And Terriers - CARD 37139 Captain Sir Malcolm Campbell reviews his men and then leads them on a formation run. WATS In Camp - CARD 37126 Girls collect their blankets from the Quarter Master. The Duchess of Marlborough inspects sausages, sees lorries being loaded and takes the salute at a march past. Aerial scene of camp at Tidworth Bennings. Territorial Tank Parade - CARD 37133 Colonel Fletcher inspects the tanks of his regiment and then they move off for exercises. Militiamen Curry - CARD 37131 AT Gosport, Militiamen drill and among them is Gunner Curry. He works the breech of a six-inch howitzer and then goes in to lunch. (Library scene of his leaving home, and saying farewell to his mother). After lunch he cleans his equipment.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Women; Weapons; Aristocracy; Records; Ceremonies; Propaganda; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37102
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:
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'The Sports & News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland: Britain Goes Under Canvas', British Movietone News Issue No. 530, 31 Jul 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10124 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)