Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours for Exile Troops

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
587A
Date Released
5 Sep 1940
Date submitted
2 Sep 1940
Date submitted
30 Aug 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Haakon of Norway. DESCRIPTION: King Haakon of Norway in Scotland inspects units of his reformed army. SHOTLIST: Shots of King Haakon, with Crown Prince Olaf inspecting troops. He presents new colours to them and makes a speech. The colours are carried through the ranks and then the troops march past. Good shot of trombonist in foreground.
Keywords
Royalty; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Exile; Military
Card file number
39651
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Review of the War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Colours for Exile Troops', British Movietone News Issue No. 587A, 5 Sep 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11116 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)