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.
Alternative Title:THE KING AND HIS FLEET [Alternative Title]
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