Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New House of Commons

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

991

Date Released

31 May 1948

Date submitted

27 May 1948

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: House of Commons Laying Stone (Foundation) Ceremony. DESCRIPTION: Both Mr Attlee and Mr Churchill spoke at the ceremony of laying of the foundation stone for the new House of Commons. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Houses of Parliament from south side, River Thames in fore. Procession walk out of House into grounds. MS Attlee speaking about ruined Chamber and Hitler. LIBRARY MATERIAL - Several panning shots of ruined Chamber. SCU Attlee speaking, Herbert Morrison behind him on platform. MS Churchill addressing and SCU of him while speaking about the ruined House of Commons. MS foundation stone. MS Mr Clifton-Brown laying stone, tapping same with mallet. CU tablet shows inscription on same. GV Brown saying Stone is truly laid. Ground shot Big Ben with gas lamp in front of face, taken at an acute angle. Commons on right of same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

50285

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

180

Story extras:

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