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  • Weitere Titel: the KING AND HIS FLEET [alternative]
  • Jahr: 1924
  • Dauer: 3 mins
  • Beschreibung: 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.
    Newsreel coverage of the 1924 Spithead Review.
  • Schlüsselwörter: EFG1914 / World War I / George V, King / MacDonald, James Ramsay / Thomas, J H / Henderson, Arthur / Olivier, Sidney / Thomson, Christopher Birdwood / Chelmsfield (Lord) / Beatty, David Richard / Herriot, Edouard / Theunis, George / Royal Navy, ENCHANTRESS (HMS), sloop / Royal Navy, Victoria and Albert / Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth / Royal Navy, Royal Sovereign / Royal Navy, Weymouth / Royal Navy, Revenge / ships, British naval - private: Victoria and Albert / ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth / ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth Class / ships, British naval - battleship: Royal Sovereign / ships, British naval - cruiser: Weymouth / ships, British naval - cruiser: Cambrian Class / ships, British naval - destroyer: V/W Class / ships, British naval - battleship: Revenge / ceremonies, British - event-related: Spithead review (1924) / Spithead Review & 1924 / English Channel
  • Anbieter: Imperial War Museums
  • Rechte: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Produktionsfirma: Topical Film Company
  • Farbe: Black & White
  • Ton: Without sound

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