Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Kaiser Family Speed Launching

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
6 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Liberty Launching. DESCRIPTION: Exactly twenty-four days after they laid her keel a ‘Liberty Ship’ was ready for launching at the Kaiser Shipyard. SHOTLIST: CU Mr Henry Kaiser Jnr. & Mrs Kaiser standing waiting to break bottle against ship. CU Mrs Kaiser throws bottle at ship, the bottle does not break however, and the ship begins to move down runway, her son immediately grabs at the bottle and throws same at ship, it hits the side & breaks into pieces. "John Fitch" going down runway. "John Fitch" in the water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Economics; Business and commerce; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
42811
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: The Kaiser Family Speed Launching', British Movietone News Issue No. 693, 14 Sep 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12438 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)