France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1034A
Date Released
31 Mar 1949
Date submitted
24 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Fleet at Cannes & Mountbatten at Jumping Contest. DESCRIPTION: BRITISH FLEET AT CANNES - The First Cruiser Squadron of the British navy visits Cannes. LORD MOUNTBATTEN PRESENTS PRIZES - Earl Mountbatten hands out the prizes at a Cannes Show Jumping Contest. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial of Cannes. Ditto. MS of cruisers. Aerial of cruisers. Cruisers "Newcastle", "Liverpool", "Euryalus". Various angle shots of same. "Liberty" launch into camera, cruiser in background. (34 secs). Mountbatten (in civvies) watches jumping contest at Cannes. Several jumps, one contestant falls. Cut-in of Mountbatten watching. Mountbatten presents prizes. (31 secs).
Keywords
Politics and government; Navy; Military
Locations
Cannes
Footage sources
France
Card file number
51697
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1034A, 31 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15656 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)