Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Opening of Parliament
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of Parliament. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties drive through London on a grey November day for the State Opening of Parliament. SHOTLIST: KS Royal procession into camera out of Buckingham Palace. Elevated GV of Royal coach in procession along Mall approaching Horse Guards Parade. Escorted by Household Cavalry. GV Archway of Horse Guards Parade, tilt down to procession coming through, cut-in of crowds, Royal coach out of Horse Guards Parade archway, into Whitehall, out of camera, up Whitehall towards Cenotaph. At Houses of Parliament, arrivals of High Court Judges, Sir Alan Brooke (Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke), and other high ranking military officers. Beefeaters at Parliament (outside). GV Big Ben at 11 o’clock. Royal coach in procession drives up. Streets lined with Brigade of Guards.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 47745
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- Eddie Smales
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 120
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