The Pride of Merseyside

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1569
Date Released
29 Jun 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pride of Merseyside. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Mother was at Birkenhead to perform the launching ceremony of the new Union Castle liner, the largest built in Britain since the Queen Elizabeth in 1938. She named the ship Windsor Castle. SHOTLIST: CU giant propeller (key). GV Windsor Castle on stocks. BS same. MS dockers hammer away stocks. MS Queen Mother waves. GV crowds waving. MS Queen Mother launches ship - bottle against bows. GV ship moves down slipway. Longer shot same. Closer same.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
England
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
77506
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Pride of Merseyside', British Movietone News Issue No. 1569, 29 Jun 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23089 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)