Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Elizabeth Opens Coventry Centre

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
990A
Date Released
27 May 1948
Date submitted
25 May 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer Family Guide - National Insurance
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australians at Lord’s
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Princess Elizabeth Opens Coventry Centre
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Abroad - Zionist Ship
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Abroad - Korea Elections
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Abroad - Girl Gymnasts
  7. 7Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: News from Abroad - Dynamite Girl
  8. 8Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Abbey Memorial to Heroic Services

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Elizabeth at Coventry. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth inaugurates the re-building of the city of Coventry by opening Broadgate, the new central square. The Princess also visited the ruined cathedral. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS SCU Princess Elizabeth with Lord Mayor, crowds in background. MS Princess inspects car exhibits at Memorial Park. CU Princess Elizabeth. MS party walking through grounds of Cathedral. Inside cathedral ruins at font. MS of ruined cathedral. LIBRARY - Tilt down of cathedral spire to ruined cathedral in 1940, various ruined shots of cathedral, during blitz, various shots of smoke still rising from ruins and firemen, ARP etc. active. MS drawing of reconstruction plan. GV Broadgate, the new central square. MS Princess cutting ribbon. MS Princess speaking, about Coventry blitz and hopes that wars etc. are ended. CU Princess speaking.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; War damage
Locations
Coventry; Warwickshire
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
50274
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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