Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Famous Liners Take GIs Home
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Famous Liners Take GIs Home. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Elizabeth leaves Greenock bound for America taking home GIs. Her sister ship the Queen Mary arrives in New York crammed with returning American soldiers. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Port side of Queen Elizabeth. American troops embark on board liner "QE" at Greenock, out & into camera. Various shots of QE taken from all angles. Parts of the ship, sun-deck, etc. Bows with name on same. Various shots of "Queen Mary" arriving in America, blimp hovers overhead. Passing Statue of Liberty, QM in fore. Various shots of QM with skyscrapers of New York in background. Shot from blimp decks of QM crammed with American soldiers. Various shots of parts of the QM.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Aircraft; Military
- Footage sources
- Scottish Films
USM?
- Card file number
- 45907
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 99
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Famous Liners Take GIs Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 839A, 5 Jul 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13498 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)