TOPICAL BUDGET (670 approximately - 2) (fragment) [Main Title]

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  • Title: TOPICAL BUDGET (670 approximately - 2) (fragment) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1149
  • Other titles: THE KING AND HIS FLEET [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Newsreel coverage of the 1924 Spithead Review.
  • Description: Opening medium shot of Queen Elizabeth Class battleships lying anchored in quarter line, dressed overall, with crews manning the sides. King George V reviews "Britain's Sure Shield" - medium and medium long shots from Enchantress steaming in the wake of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert as she passes anchored Queen Elizabeth. Medium close-ups of some of the dignitaries onboard the cameraship - Ramsay MacDonald and members of his cabinet (J H Thomas, Henderson, Olivier, Lord Thomson, etc), Lord Chelmsfield, Admiral Beatty, M Herriot of France and M Theunis of Belgium. High-angle medium shot off the port bow of HMS Royal Sovereign in review order - she fires a salute. The King takes the salute - he has his back to the camera. High-angle medium shot from the foretop to the quarterdeck of Victoria and Albert - the crew line the rail. Medium close-up as the Royal Yacht passes HMS Weymouth. "Ships die, but the Navy lives - war scarred veterans of the Battle of Jutland" - high-angle view of Royal Sovereign and companions. Victoria and Albert passes a Cambrian Class light cruiser - two V/W Class destroyers in the background. Final sequence on HMS Revenge (?) - high-angle medium shot from the control top onto the focsle, followed by reciprocal view from the centre line of the focsle, panning down from the control top to A turret.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 1149)
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1924
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: George V, King (person) MacDonald, James Ramsay (person) Thomas, J H (person) Henderson, Arthur (person) Olivier, Sidney (person) Thomson, Christopher Birdwood (person) Chelmsfield (Lord) (person) Beatty, David Richard (person) Herriot, Edouard (person) Theunis, George (person) Royal Navy, ENCHANTRESS (HMS), sloop (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Victoria and Albert (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Royal Sovereign (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Weymouth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Revenge (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - private: Victoria and Albert (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Royal Sovereign (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Weymouth (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Cambrian Class (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: V/W Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Revenge (object name) ceremonies, British - event-related: Spithead review (1924) (object name) Spithead Review & 1924 (event) English Channel (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 209 ft; Running time: 3 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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