Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Leave Men Greeted by Their King

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
563
Date Released
18 Mar 1940
Date submitted
15 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King With the Dover Patrol. DESCRIPTION: During a visit to Dover His Majesty greets men from the BEF arriving home on leave. SHOTLIST: The King visits the Dover Patrol. He inspects vessels and men and decorates six ratings for conspicuous service. Later he sees a troopship arrive bringing men the BEF home on leave and he takes the place of the ticket collector and tears a leave-pass from the book of an NCO. Snow is falling.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Awards and honours
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
38546
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Leave Men Greeted by Their King', British Movietone News Issue No. 563, 18 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10700 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)