Title:BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS ISSUE 755 (22 NOVEMBER 1943) [Main Title]
Film Number:NMV 755
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Summary:
Description: I. "Lord Woolton's new post." Lord Woolton, recently appointed Minister of Reconstruction, broadcasts from his office, thanking people for having helped him during his term as Minister of Food and expressing the hope that people will not become impatient with the delays and difficulties which his new department will inevitably encounter.
II. "Sport from Australia." US troops in Australia celebrate Independence Day by watching and participating in a game of American Football between Army and Navy teams in Sydney. Another sporting item is a doubles tennis match in the NSW capital.
III. "Royal visitors for US Army stars." Lady Mountbatten greets the Royal family arriving at the London Palladium to watch a matinee performance of "This is the Army." The show, presented by the US Army in aid of British Service charities, includes Irving Berlin singing his own composition "My British Buddy" and other numbers.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NMV 755
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-11-22
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Movietone News (Production company)
Mitchell, Leslie Scott Falconer1905-10-041985-11-23 (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:Mountbatten, Edwina (Countess) (person)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 687 ft; Running time: 8 mins
