Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Menzies Also Visits West Country
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 9
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Menzies in Coventry. DESCRIPTION: The Australian Premier too has been visited Plymouth, in fact he was there during the Blitz. SHOTLIST: Mr Menzies is met on the boundary by the Mayor, Alderman JA Mosely. They tour the city and the cathedral. Here, Rev. HT Howard shows the minister a photograph of what the building looks like before the Blitz. Later, Mr Menzies visited a large factory, where he inspected the Home Guard. Menzies Visits Plymouth - CARD 40550 Mr Menzies tours the wrecked city and pays a visit to No 10 squadron, RAAF where he talks to the men. He takes his own photographs as he goes. Speech.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; War damage; Civil defence; Local government; Military; Religion and belief
- Footage sources
- Great Britain
- Card file number
- 40538
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 40
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Menzies Also Visits West Country', British Movietone News Issue No. 616A, 27 Mar 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11562 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)