King Leopold’s Yes or No Vote
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leopold’s Yes Or No Vote. DESCRIPTION: The question whether King Leopold should return - as King - to his palace in Brussels has spilt Belgium in two. The long delayed decision had now to be made and scenes taken before the voting clearly show the division of public opinion. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Belgian Guard. GV Royal Palace, Brussels. Various shots of people voting. CU ballot box. GV airfield, plane taxies across, with crowds running before same. Princess Josephine Charlotte walks through cheering crowds. SCU of her. Various shots of procession of students through streets with banners reading ‘oui’ & ‘non’. Students painting banners. Princess Josephine Charlotte casting her vote. M Spaak casts his vote. CU King Leopold.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government
- Locations
- Brussels
- Footage sources
- Belgium
Library
- Card file number
- 53392
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 119
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