The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: The King Visits "Shadow" Factories

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
458
Date Released
14 Mar 1938
Date submitted
11 Mar 1938
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Tours Shadow Factories. SHOTLIST: His Majesty the King visits the Birmingham Shadow Factories of Messrs. Austin and Rover. The King arrives at Austin’s by train, and is greeted by Lord Austin. he sees ‘planes in various stages of construction. Then he drives to the Rover works where he sees tappet and connecting Rod assembly.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Vehicles; Weapons; Economics; Aviation; Railways; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
32827
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
52
Story extras:

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'The News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Sport by Alan Howland: The King Visits "Shadow" Factories', British Movietone News Issue No. 458, 14 Mar 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8611 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)