Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King and Queen in Scotland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
740
Date Released
9 Aug 1943
Date submitted
3 Aug 1943
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King & Queen in Scotland. DESCRIPTION: A Nursery Centre and a Miners Rest Home were amongst the places visited by Their Majesties during their tour of Scotland. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Elevated shot of George Square, Glasgow shows Civil Defence paraded. Car arrives, King & Queen out. Inspecting CD. Shots of crowds standing in rain. Queen carrying umbrella, Royal car makes way through crowds. Crowds clamour to get view of same. Royal car arrives at Coatbridge, K&Q out of car enter Nursery Centre. Interior shows Q watching child on rocking horse, speaks to nurses (silent). At Miners Rest Centre, Gleneagles, shots inside Orthopaedic Room, also Occupational Therapy Room. Royal car leaves Rest Centre. At Blairhall Colliery, Nr. Dunfermline. K&Q speak to various miners & Queen standing next to pithead pony. K&Q At Leith Dockyard, crowds on quayside. King salutes & the "King" is played. King & Q up gangway frigate, shakes hands with receiving officers. Shot on board ship, & K&Q down gangway to awaiting car.
Local distribution only
Scotland only. Instead of first two items.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Health and medicine; Children; Women; Weather; Horses; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Ceremonies; Social welfare; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
43901
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
185
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The King and Queen in Scotland', British Movietone News Issue No. 740, 9 Aug 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12790 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)