Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: French Naval Review and French President at D-Day Ceremony

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

992A

Date Released

10 Jun 1948

Date submitted

7 Jun 1948

Date submitted

8 Jun 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Trailer: Precious Potatoes
2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Nuts for Fat
3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: South Africa’s Ex-Premier Arrives
4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Palestine - With the Jewish Forces (Exclusive Pictures)
5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: French Naval Review and French President at D-Day Ceremony
6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Field Marshal Montgomery at D-Day Ceremony

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: D-Day Ceremonies and Auriol With the Fleet. DESCRIPTION: President Auriol of France recently conferred the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre on the city of Brest. The President also inspected a number of warships which were lying in the harbour. President Auriol has also visited Caen and Arromanches as part of his tour of Normandy. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Brest. President Auriol walks through street of cheering people. Cut-in cheering crowds. Auriol confers honours on City of Brest. Cut-in awards on cushion being held up for everyone to see. GV marchpast of French sailors. Auriol aboard naval launch, with fleet in background. Several shots of Auriol passing between ships of French navy. Launch passing carrier. MS Richelieu guns. CU Richelieu’s big guns pointing forward. (45 seconds). CAEN - GV ruins of Caen. Several shots elevated of ruins shows cathedral badly damaged & ruined houses all round. Auriol in open car drives through town of Caen. Elevated ruins of Caen. Woman hanging out washing with ruined cathedral in background. ARROMANCHES - GV of the beaches. SCU name Port Winston. GV same. Auriol walks towards camera accompanied by Admiral Dunbar-Nasmith. Auriol lays wreath on grave. MS of same. GV cemetery shows hundreds of wooden crosses. MS of wreath. (48 seconds).

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Footage sources

France
British Paramount

Card file number

50324

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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