New Battleship is Launched by Italy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
131A
Date Released
10 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Battleship Launched By Italy. DESCRIPTION: In presence of King and Crown Prince, the "Pola" leaves the shipway [sic] at Leghorn. SHOTLIST: In presence of King, ten thousand cruiser Pola leaves the slipway at Leghorn. Long shot of the Battleship on slipway. Elevated shot of bows of ship. Long shot of car arriving with King. Crowds cheer same. King alights from car. Panning shot of the crowd with naval personnel among same. Close shot of King and ?Queen. Close shot of crowd standing by bows and puffs of smoke coming from same. Ship moves off. Crowd cheering, wave handkerchiefs etc. Close shot of King watching launch.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1549
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Battleship is Launched by Italy', British Movietone News Issue No. 131A, 10 Dec 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3358 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)