Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Marlborough Greets King and Queen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

980A

Date Released

18 Mar 1948

Date submitted

15 Mar 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Sixteen Nation Conference Opens in Paris
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Personalities in the News
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Jewish Agency Blow Up & Arms for Palestine
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India’s Governor General at Delhi University
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Marlborough Greets King and Queen
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Chilean President Captures Antarctic
7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Britain Greets Summer-In-March & Jump Sunday

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen at Marlborough College. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties visit the Wiltshire town and Marlborough Colleges delayed centenary celebrations. SHOTLIST: KS GV main street and Town Hall. GV crowded street, Royal car through. King and Queen out on balcony of Town Hall, quick pan to cheering crowds below. King and Queen drive through cheering crowds. Car turns into college grounds and stops. GV Marlborough College. Several shots walking through the grounds with Archbishop of Canterbury. College boys give three cheers as King and Queen walk through (x2). King and Queen with Headmaster walks through. Several shots Boy Scouts cooking and Queen tasting their cooking.

Keywords

Royalty

Locations

Wiltshire; Marlborough

Footage sources

British Paramount

Card file number

49955

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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