Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Home News - The Q Mary Dons Civilian Garb

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
945A
Date Released
17 Jul 1947
Date submitted
9 Jul 1947
Date submitted
14 Jul 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mary Has a Refit. DESCRIPTION: The liner is being re-fitted for the resumption of her Transatlantic Service. SHOTLIST: KS SCU SS Queen Mary’s funnel. Several fore-shortened shots of QM. Pan of her deck. CU radar equipment. GV Observation Lounge and Cocktail Bar pan. Workmen at work on shopping centre. GV Long Gallery. MS of paintings on walls of Verandah Grill. MS Verandah Grill. GV Dining Hall, all table chairs etc. covered with sheets. In the above shots you have workmen french polishing and chiselling. Finishing on GV of Queen Mary.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Southampton Docks
Card file number
48853
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Home News - The Q Mary Dons Civilian Garb', British Movietone News Issue No. 945A, 17 Jul 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14538 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)