News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Elizabeth Launched

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
486A
Date Released
29 Sep 1938
Date submitted
27 Sep 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Elizabeth Launched. SHOTLIST: The Queen, accompanied by the two Princesses, arrives at Clydebank. Escorted by Sir Percy Bates - party makes its way towards rostrum. After a short speech the Queen names the vessel which slides down the slipway under perfect control. Goes before being named, no ‘bottle’ etc.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Footage sources
British Movietone News
Card file number
34470
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Queen Elizabeth Launched', British Movietone News Issue No. 486A, 29 Sep 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9259 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)