Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Sympathy for Merseyside Victims

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
597A
Date Released
14 Nov 1940
Date submitted
11 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen Visit Merseyside. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen meet the people of Merseyside who have been victims of Nazi bombs. SHOTLIST: Their Majesties tour the district and see the damage. They also meet two old people, Mr Gerrard and Mrs McClave. Their Majesties later inspected members of civil defence personnel.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Older people; War damage; Civil defence; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40073
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Sympathy for Merseyside Victims', British Movietone News Issue No. 597A, 14 Nov 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11269 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)