Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: FFI Visitors

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

807

Date Released

20 Nov 1944

Date submitted

16 Nov 1944

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: FFI Visitors - March Through London. DESCRIPTION: Two hundred men and women of the FFI began a tour of Britain with a visit to the Cenotaph in London. The French patriots then marched to Mansion House where the Lord Mayor thanked them for their gallant resistance. SHOTLIST: KS. Cut story - GV Free French marching past Houses of Parliament. Down Whitehall, stop at Cenotaph, place wreath on same, "La Marseillaise" played, march on through London, up Ludgate Hill, led by Scots Guards Band, trucking shot into camera. At Mansion House, received by the new Lord Mayor (Sir Frank Alexander) who raises his hat & at the same time bows to both sexes of Free French.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Women; Ceremonies; Local government; Military

Card file number

45284

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Camera: Graham T. Thompson
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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