Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King Meets His Paratroops

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
626
Date Released
2 Jun 1941
Date submitted
2 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King With Paratroops. DESCRIPTION: The King recently spent some interesting hours with the very latest type of fighting men to serve in his army - the paratroops. SHOTLIST: His Majesty the King inspects the men and their equipment and then sees a mass descent from Whitleys.
Keywords
Royalty; Displays; Aviation; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Movietone
Card file number
40809
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King Meets His Paratroops', British Movietone News Issue No. 626, 2 Jun 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11712 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)