Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Her Majesty’s Broadcast

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
723A
Date Released
15 Apr 1943
Date submitted
6 Apr 1943
Date submitted
12 Apr 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Her Majesty’s Broadcast. DESCRIPTION: Queen Elizabeth speaks to the women of the Empire and praises their roll in the war effort. SHOTLIST: Cut story - MS & CU of Queen speaking seated behind table, Queen speaking over illustrations, of Wrens marching past Buckingham Palace, being inspected by the Queen, Mrs Laughton Matthews, & Duchess of Kent. Various shots of girls working in factories, also girls working on cranes, barrage balloons, finishing up with Queen (CU) again. Key scene being Buckingham Palace.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Women; Aviation; Railways; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
London
Footage sources
Library
British Paramount
Card file number
43586
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
215
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s Wartime News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Her Majesty’s Broadcast', British Movietone News Issue No. 723A, 15 Apr 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12671 (Accessed 09 May 2025)