Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Scottish Tour Ends

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
996A
Date Released
8 Jul 1948
Date submitted
6 Jul 1948
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Northolt Air Disaster
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Last British Troops Leave Palestine
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Hunting Porpoises
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: India Takes over Famous Cruiser
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Berlin Impasse
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Trailer: What’s in a Number
  7. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: UN Delegates in Palestine
  8. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Leeds Children’s Day
  9. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Scottish Tour Ends

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour Ends - Special. DESCRIPTION: The Queen visits the Elder Park Child Welfare Centre. The conclusion of the tour was a display of Highland dancing at Holyrood House. SHOTLIST: KS Royal car arrives at Elder Park Child Centre at Gower. Queen greeted by Sir Hector McNeil. Interior - Queen receives bouquet from Helen Parker, small child. Unveils plaque to the late Lady Helen Graham (co-founder). Exterior - children at play, Queen looking on. Girl shows Queen her submarine. Following day, pipers march & counter march in forecourt of Holyrood House, preceding the Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh Police. Displays of Highland dancing. Crowds looking on & thoroughly enjoying same.
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of first two items.
Keywords
Royalty
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
50448
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
Film clip

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