Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spanish Visit to Royal Navy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Governor of Algeciras Visits HMS "Ark Royal". DESCRIPTION: The Governor of Algeciras pays a courtesy visit to HMS ‘Ark Royal’. SHOTLIST: The Governor of Algeciras comes aboard "Ark Royal" to the pipes. He is presented to Officers of Ark Royal and then he, and his staff, together with the British Admirals inspect the ship, and its planes. Various shots of the group, also coming up the plane lift. Shot of Sir Clive Liddell leaving the Aircraft Carrier. Also shot of the Governor of Algeciras shaking hands with the Captain after the visit.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40271
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spanish Visit to Royal Navy', British Movietone News Issue No. 607A, 23 Jan 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11425 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)