Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King’s Squad

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
640A
Date Released
11 Sep 1941
Date submitted
1 Sep 1941
Date submitted
8 Sep 1941
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kings Squad of Marines:. DESCRIPTION: The four hundredth King’s Squad, Royal Marines, passed for duty before General Sir William Godfrey at Plymouth. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the King’s Squad of Marines drilling on passing out day. They march past and one of the officers (unnamed) takes the Salute.
Keywords
Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41278
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
100
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King’s Squad', British Movietone News Issue No. 640A, 11 Sep 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11908 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)