Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Launching of the Argentina Star

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
904A
Date Released
3 Oct 1946
Date submitted
30 Sep 1946
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of the Argentina Star. Mute. SHOTLIST: GV of Argentina Star. CU Mrs Ronald Vestery performs launching ceremony. Ship christened, going down slipway, and entering water. Various angle shots of ship in the water. CU of her name on her bows. Shot of her stern. GV of her deck.
Local distribution only
Liverpool release only
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Birkenhead
Card file number
47552
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Launching of the Argentina Star', British Movietone News Issue No. 904A, 3 Oct 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14083 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)