Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Largest Battleship Takes the Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
693
Date Released
14 Sep 1942
Date submitted
10 Sep 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Iowa Launched. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Henry Wallace, the Vice President’s wife, launched the USS ‘Iowa’ at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. SHOTLIST: General shot of shipyard. Mrs HA Wallace smashing bottle against bows of ship. Iowa going down runway. Iowa taking the water (into camera). CU Mrs Wallace smashing bottle on bows of ship. Pan down of bows to stand where Mrs Wallace is waiting, with bottle in hand. CU Mrs Wallace into camera. New keel being laid after ship has gone down runway, showing her in background. Mrs Roosevelt was also present.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
Brooklyn Naval Yard
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
42810
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: Largest Battleship Takes the Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 693, 14 Sep 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12437 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)