Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lloyd George Celebrates 80th Birthday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
711
Date Released
18 Jan 1943
Date submitted
15 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lloyd George Celebrates 80th Birthday. DESCRIPTION: The Grand Old Man celebrates his eightieth birthday on his farm in Surrey. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Lloyd George walking round his farm, his workmen spraying trees, and doing other odd jobs. Group shot of LG with his employees standing round him. LG speaking into mike talking about his birthday, also about the advance of the Russian Army.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Agriculture; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Churt
Card file number
43290
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lloyd George Celebrates 80th Birthday', British Movietone News Issue No. 711, 18 Jan 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12580 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)