Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Tour of West Country Continued

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
558A
Date Released
15 Feb 1940
Date submitted
Feb 1940
Date submitted
8 Feb 1940
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: TM at Cardiff and Gloucester. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties visit Cardiff where they talk to Merchant Seamen and Gloucester where Hurricanes are manufactured. SHOTLIST: Cardiff - The King and Queen chat with Merchant seamen and go aboard defensively armed ships. Later they visit a shell factory. Gloucester - TM visit a factory where they see Hawker "Hurricanes" in the process of manufacture. King at Aircraft Factory - CARD 38278 The King sees girls at work on a Westland Lysander. Various shots. Story used in First Tour of the West.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Cardiff; Wales; England; Gloucester
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38302
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Tour of West Country Continued', British Movietone News Issue No. 558A, 15 Feb 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10616 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)