Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: London Welcomes Her US Guests

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
692
Date Released
7 Sep 1942
Date submitted
3 Sep 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Day of National Prayer
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Home Guard’s Marine Patrol
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: The Weaker Sex
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: Hawks of the Air
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: London Welcomes Her US Guests

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Troops March to City. DESCRIPTION: Londoner’s turn out in force to cheer representatives of the US Armed Forces as they march to the Guildhall. SHOTLIST: Thompson - Cuts - Shot of US soldiers linked arm to arm, who were not in parade. GV of crowd lining route. Procession headed by Mounted Police, band following, SSV of same. SV shot of Band. Soldiers passing Buckingham Palace & Queen Victoria Memorial. Good shot. SV shot of US Marines. Hutchins - Shot of crowds in foreground, troops centre marching through Trafalgar Square, taken from St Martin in the Fields. US Flag being borne by soldiers with two escorts with rifles. GV crowds after procession with traffic endeavouring to get through. Ramsden - Procession into camera, St Paul’s in background, crowds lining streets. CU US Flag bearer. General Lee followed procession in car. Library Material - Shots of blitz London. Harris - Lord Mayor with US Naval Officer. Shot of Guildhall flying US Flag. Troops arriving, marching up King Street into camera. General shot of troops. CU US Flag. Shot of US Marines. Sir C Portal with US Officers. CU Admiral Kirk & Brendan Bracken. Major General Lee arrives in car, received by Lord Mayor. CU US Ambassador. Cuts - SV troops filing into Guildhall. Gaumont - Troops arriving at Guildhall. Officers & Lord Mayor talking, in general it is almost identical to our own cameramen.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Road transport; Local government; Navy; Military
Locations
London
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
42793
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Camera
J. L. Ramsden
Camera
John Hutchins
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
127
Story extras:

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