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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

545

Date Released

13 Nov 1939

Date submitted

9 Nov 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Nov. 11th 1939
• 2. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The "City of Flint" (First Pictures)
• 3. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Dutch-Belgian Mediation Offer
• 4. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Tensions Grow on the Netherlands
• 5. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The BEF is Ready
• 6. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Army Team Sock RAF
• 7. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Personalities Visit War Zone
• 8. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dominion Premiers’ See Army Weapons
• 9. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Coal-Man. Fill My Car
• 10. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Mayor’s No Show
• 11. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Evacuee Kids Have Queen as Guest
• 12. War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Keep It Dark!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 12

Section Title

War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Visits Horsted Keynes. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty visits Horsted Keynes, Sussex to see children who have been evacuated from Battersea. SHOTLIST: The Queen arrives by car at the little Sussex village. The Queen walks round and sees boys from Battersea learning market gardening. Then, in the parish hall, Her Majesty sees the smaller children. One demonstrates how to string beads while another is shown how to wash her doll by the Queen.

Keywords

Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Evacuees; Toys and models

Footage sources

Great Britain

Card file number

37745

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

51

Story extras:

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