Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News of VIPs - Churchill Arrives in Washington

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
872
Date Released
18 Feb 1946
Date submitted
14 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill Arrives in Washington. DESCRIPTION: Mr Churchill arrives in Washington to meet President Truman. SHOTLIST: KS Flying Fortress taxies across aerodrome. Flying Fortress taxies into camera. SV people crowd round exit. Churchill in "civvy" clothes alights. MS of him surrounded by crowd. SCU Churchill and Lord Halifax. They make their way through small crowd. GV sound cameramen shooting the story.
Keywords
Politics and government
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
46532
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
46
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: News of VIPs - Churchill Arrives in Washington', British Movietone News Issue No. 872, 18 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13740 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)