HMS London Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1058A
Date Released
15 Sep 1949
Date submitted
12 Sep 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS London Home. DESCRIPTION: After nearly two years in the Far East, HMS London returned to Chatham Dockyard where relatives of the crew waited to welcome the cruiser home. SHOTLIST: KS. MS of "London". HMS "London" nears dock as crowds cheer. CU as she passes through lock. Pan along Paying-Off pennant to White Ensign. Commodore Hodges on gangway. Relatives go aboard and are greeted by ship’s crew. Couple of good ‘kissing’ shots on end.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Chatham
Card file number
52513
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'HMS London Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1058A, 15 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15944 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)