Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Described by Leslie Mitchell: London Welcomes Her US Guests
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Camera
- Graham T. Thompson
- Camera
- J. L. Ramsden
- Camera
- John Hutchins
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 127
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