Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Louis Gets New Appointment

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
671A
Date Released
16 Apr 1942
Date submitted
13 Apr 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lord Louis Heads Commandos. DESCRIPTION: Lord Louis Mountbatten has been appointed Chief of Combined Operations, with the acting rank of Vice-Admiral. SHOTLIST: Library story showing Lord Louis aboard the Illustrious and going to a Palace Investiture.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; England
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
42159
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Louis Gets New Appointment', British Movietone News Issue No. 671A, 16 Apr 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12220 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)