St George’s Day Parade

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1038A

Date Released

28 Apr 1949

Date submitted

25 Apr 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Army Apprentice Schools
2. 2Yangtze Outrage
3. 3Installation of Malay Ruler
4. 4King and Sisters Visit Cairo Exhibition
5. 5St George’s Day Parade
6. 6Britain’s Best Dancers Compete for Championships
7. *Rangers Win Scottish Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St George’s Day Parade. DESCRIPTION: To mark St George’s Day, personnel from various services paraded before the Lord Mayor of London. The parade being held on the Artillery Ground in the city. SHOTLIST: KS MS inspection. Elevated GV of services paraded on square. CU pikeman & quick pan to procession (Lord Mayor’s) crossing square to inspect. Several shots Lord Mayor inspecting. Parade - Royal Marines marchpast, ground shot ditto as Royal Marines pass over camera. Grenadier Guards in marchpast. Cut-in Lord Mayor on dais taking salute. CU Lord Mayor (Sir George Aylwen) with fighters passing overhead, Lord Mayor raises his hat. WRAC in marchpast. Royal Marines marchpast. Elevated GV marching down Ludgate Hill & turning off down side street.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals; Local government

Locations

London

Card file number

51842

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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