Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Queen Elizabeth" Destination Unknown

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
600A
Date Released
5 Dec 1940
Date submitted
2 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Elizabeth Leaves. DESCRIPTION: The liner leaves New York for an unknown destination. SHOTLIST: The huge liner steams out of New York harbour past the "Normandie". Destination unknown.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
40081
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The "Queen Elizabeth" Destination Unknown', British Movietone News Issue No. 600A, 5 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11328 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)