Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia’s Gift
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eight Million Pound Gift. DESCRIPTION: At the Treasury, Mr Beasley presents to Sir Stafford Cripps a cheque for £8,000,000 from Australia. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS & tilt down of the Treasury building (very good). Car draws up outside, Mr Beasley (Australian High Commissioner) gets out & enters the Treasury. Interior - Beasley presents cheque to Sir Stafford Cripps, cut-in of £8,000,000 cheque. Cripps says a few words. CU hands shaking (could be anybodies hands). CU Sir Stafford laughing.
- Keywords
- Economics
- Locations
- London; Treasury
- Card file number
- 51339
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia’s Gift', British Movietone News Issue No. 1024A, 20 Jan 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15527 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)