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Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Royalty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
980
Date Released
15 Mar 1948
Date submitted
11 Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Churchill Stirs By-Election Enthusiasm
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Royalty
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: American Films for Britain Again
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Sport - FA Cup Semi-Finals
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Sport - Opening of the Flat the Lincoln

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royalty at Ideal Home & Queen at Disabled Training College. DESCRIPTION: PRINCESS AND DUKE AT IDEAL HOME - The Royal couple tour the Ideal Home Exhibition. THE QUEEN AND DISABLED - The Queen visits the Queen Elizabeth Training College for the Disabled at Leatherhead. SHOTLIST: KS MS Grand Hall, Olympia, Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh enter a house, accompanied by Lord Rothermere. Ditto shot with Lady Rothermere. Princess looks at cooking section. SCU Princess and Duke. Elevated models of ships, Princess and Duke in background look on. SCU of ditto (x2). Film set with Princess in fore. MS Film set only. Princess and Duke look at film set in background. AT LEATHERHEAD - SLS Disabled Training College in its own grounds. Queen alights from car and greeted. Disabled doing gymnastics on grass (x2). Queen looks on. SCU Queen talking (silent) to trainee. SCU Queen talks with seated trainee. CU Queen smiling. MS presentation of corgi dog to Queen by paralysed trainee (x3).
Keywords
Royalty; Domestic life; Exhibitions and shows; Disabled persons
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
49948
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:

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