Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Funeral of Lord Craigavon

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

Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Craigavon Funeral. DESCRIPTION: Lord Craigavon’s funeral takes place in Belfast. SHOTLIST: Shots of the congregation of more than a thousand. Mrs Linzee, the dead man’s daughter, follows the coffin to Stormont. The new prime minister and Lord Londonderry are also in the procession, as is the Duke of Abercorn. Captain Pim and Senator David Robertson were at the graveside.
Local distribution only
Northern Ireland only
Keywords
Politics and government; Aristocracy; Death; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Card file number
40085
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
103
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Funeral of Lord Craigavon', British Movietone News Issue No. 600A, 5 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11335 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)