Western Union Naval Exercises

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1048A
Date Released
7 Jul 1949
Date submitted
Jul 1949
Date submitted
5 Jul 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Western Union Manoeuvres. DESCRIPTION: At Mounts Bay, Penzance, the Fleets of Britain, France, Holland and Belgium gather for combined exercises in the Bay of Biscay. Admiral McGrigor, C-in-C of the Fleet, receives the French and Dutch opposites aboard the flagship Implacable. On the Dutch cruiser Tromp, Prince Bernhard entertains officers of the navies and Field Marshal Montgomery who is a guest of Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor during the exercises. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial of the assembled Fleet in Mount Bay. Ditto. GV Penzance seafront. MS beflagged streets. Banner (welcome) in 3 languages across street. British sailors step towards camera, on leave. Various shots of British, Dutch & French sailors walk along front. Cut-in CU foreign sailors with girls. Aircraft carrier "Implacable" - aerial. Aerial of "Anson" battleship. Aerial "Theseus". CU name on side of ship. MS 3 carriers, "Theseus", "Victorious", "Implacable". Cruiser - "Cleopatra". Cruiser - "Superb". Cruiser - "Diadem". CU "Diadem" name on bows. Destroyers "Battleaxe" & "Jutland". French light cruiser "Arromanches". French Cruiser - "Georges Leygues". French cruiser "Le Fantasque" & the "Gloire". GV "Implacable" with coastline in background. Guard of honour formed up on deck of flagship "Implacable". Below deck, officers in conference over maps, include Admiral McGrigor, Admiral Lambert, Admiral Willings (Dutch) etc. MS Dutch "Tromp" Prince Bernhard piped aboard, shakes hands with officers. Combined officers aboard "Tromp" includes Field Marshal Montgomery. McGrigor & Monty - SCU McGrigor, Monty & Bernhard. Group, McGrigor, Monty, Leopold, Lambert & Willings. CU Monty & Leopold, drinks offered & refused. Aerial - aircraft carrier "Implacable". Elevated GV divisions on board carrier & dismissal. CU Monty & McGrigor - VERY GOOD. Finish on aerial of fleet in bay.
Keywords
Royalty; Navy; Military
Locations
Cornwall; Penzance; Mount’s Bay
Footage sources
Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe
Polygoon
Card file number
52204
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
407
Story extras:
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'Western Union Naval Exercises', British Movietone News Issue No. 1048A, 7 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15824 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)