Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Norway’s King Reviews Naval Units

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
607
Date Released
20 Jan 1941
Date submitted
16 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Haakon of Norway. DESCRIPTION: King Haakon inspects Norwegian sailors currently in training with the Royal Navy. SHOTLIST: King Haakon of Norway takes salute of Norwegian, Belgian and British sailors. He inspects the Guard of Honour of Marines and is presented to Officers of HMS "Royal Arthur". He then sees a march past of Norwegian, Belgian Sailors and the Royal Marines Band. He then inspects the Norwegian Unit and proceeds to the Sick Bay, where he inspects, and is presented to the surgeon.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Navy; Exile; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
40281
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
53
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Norway’s King Reviews Naval Units', British Movietone News Issue No. 607, 20 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11416 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)