Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Royal Sovereign Returns

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1027A
Date Released
10 Feb 1949
Date submitted
7 Feb 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Sovereign Home. DESCRIPTION: Destroyer Nepal escorts the battleship under the Forth Bridge. The Royal Sovereign is being handed back to the Royal Navy after service with the Russians. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Taken from ship, shot of Forth Bridge as camera passes under. GV Forth Bridge, with destroyer HMS Nepal in background approaching. GV HMS Royal Sovereign approaching Forth Bridge. MS Royal Sovereign. Soviet flag flying on Royal Sovereign. Several parts of the superstructure of ship. GV Royal Sovereign. Quayside, naval launch approaches. Notice on quayside in English & Russian. Russian officers disembark from launch including Commodore Petreschev.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Firth of Forth
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
51446
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Royal Sovereign Returns', British Movietone News Issue No. 1027A, 10 Feb 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15565 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)