The Cenotaph Ceremony 1949

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1066A

Date Released

10 Nov 1949

Date submitted

7 Nov 1949

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Cenotaph Ceremony, 1949. DESCRIPTION: At the Cenotaph, Whitehall, the nation pays tribute and with solemn dignity at the Remembrance Day Service, wreaths are laid to the memory of those who fell. Two world wars merge into one, as the veterans march past. SHOTLIST: KS. CU flags on Cenotaph. Elevated GV Whitehall. SCU Big Ben at 11 o’clock. CU King at attention, in naval uniform. MS Princess Elizabeth & Duke of Gloucester at Cenotaph. Other Royal Family members at Home Office window, Queen, Princess Margaret, Duchess of Kent & children, Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra & Queen Mary. Various shots of types of civilians during the silence. CU Churchill & Attlee. VERY GOOD: Pan during "Reveille" of crowds in Whitehall. MS & CU King placing wreath, followed by Princess Elizabeth, then Attlee & Mr Churchill. Elevated GV of Whitehall during singing of "O God Our Help in Ages Past". "Last Post". Elevated GV of marchpast Cenotaph, various.

Keywords

Commemorations; Ceremonies

Card file number

52761

Credits:

Camera: Alec Tozer
Camera: George Richardson
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

356

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