Trailer: Royal Signals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1068A
Date Released
24 Nov 1949
Date submitted
14 Dec 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Signals - Trailer. SHOTLIST: MCU & CU shortwave radio being worked. CU speaker. GV & CU amateur radio operator. MS item in uniform of Royal Corps of Signals working on studio equipment. MS telex operator. CU hands on telex keyboard. MS ticker tape removed from machine. GV signals hanging ready to be sent. Montage of station names over telegraphs wires. GV receiving station equipment. GV telegraph wires. CU telex message printing. GV despatch rider on motor-cycle (x3). GV despatch rider delivers message to field HQ.
Local distribution only
Trailer
Keywords
Public information; Military
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
52824
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trailer: Royal Signals', British Movietone News Issue No. 1068A, 24 Nov 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16055 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)