Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Another Cruiser Takes the Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of Cruiser. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Fraser, the mother of the Third Sea Lord, launched another cruiser. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Mrs Frasier making speech (not heard). Champagne hits the boat. Boat down the slipway and into the water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Censorship; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
Metropolitan Vickers Armstrong
Card file number
40262
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Another Cruiser Takes the Water', British Movietone News Issue No. 607, 20 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11418 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)