Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: In Remembrance of Two Wars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
910A
Date Released
14 Nov 1946
Date submitted
11 Nov 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Fuel Watcher
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Opening of Parliament
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Best Lord Mayor’s Show for Years
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: We Must Remain Strong - Attlee
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: In Remembrance of Two Wars

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Remembrance of Two Wars. DESCRIPTION: As part of the Remembrance Ceremony the King unveiled the inscription on the Cenotaph which added the dates of the second war to those of the first. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV crowd shot. Elevated choir boys leading procession out from Home Office to Cenotaph. King, in naval uniform, walks up to Cenotaph and unveils new inscription 1939-1945. GV unveiling. CU 1945 in Roman figures). Elevated GV of Whitehall - special - shot from roof of building, on right hand side of Whitehall, looking towards Trafalgar Square. King lays wreath, followed by Princess Elizabeth in ATS uniform (captain), Mr Attlee lays wreath, Mr Churchill lays wreath. RAF band plays hymn O God Our Help in Ages Past, cut-ins of crowds and shots of Cenotaph, also Royal Party - Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice and Lord Athlone. Elevated shot Royal Marine band sounding Reveille. Elevated shot of British Legion marching past Cenotaph led by band. Various single shots of marchpast, including SCU. Cut-ins of crowds watching. Some looking through mirrors.
Keywords
Royalty; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; Cenotaph; Whitehall
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
47734
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Eddie Smales
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
254
Story extras:
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