Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: MPs at Submarine School

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
531
Date Released
7 Aug 1939
Date submitted
4 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: MPs at Fort Blockhouse. DESCRIPTION: Still probing the causes of the "Thetis" disaster more than 100 members of Parliament visit her sister ship at Gosport. SHOTLIST: MPs visit two submarines of the class to which the "Thetis" belonged. They leave their umbrellas outside. Then they are instructed on the use of the Davis Escape Gear and Lord Marley tries it on. They witness a demonstration given in a tank of the gear in action.
Keywords
Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Safety devices; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
37197
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the News Pageant of Movietone: MPs at Submarine School', British Movietone News Issue No. 531, 7 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10140 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)