The Sports & News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Alan Howland: Britain Goes Under Canvas
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Length of story (in feet)
- 171
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