Army Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1092A

Date Released

11 May 1950

Date submitted

8 May 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: WRNs Recruitment
2. 2Royal Start for Bif
3. 3Army Day
4. 4Extremists Demonstrate
5. 5Rain Mars West Indians’ Opening
6. 6Naval Exercise in Arctic Waters
7. 7Cycle Broncos
8. *Heron Bridge Captures the Chester Cup
9. *Rugby League Final
10. *Sponge Fishing in the Mediterranean

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Day. DESCRIPTION: Marching from Wellington Barracks to Hyde Park, a parade of three thousand marked this year’s Army Day. As last year, some women tried to demonstrate with peace placards. In Hyde Park, Field Marshal Sir William Slim took the salute. SHOTLIST: KS. Troops marching, Queen Victoria Memorial in background & Buckingham Palace (Guards). Trucking shots of the Guards marching from Wellington Barracks to Hyde Park. Guards enter Park. Marchpast - Sir William Slim takes salute. Brigade of Guards leads column. Several sound shots of music played by the Royal Guards. Detachment of WRAC. Sandhurst Cadets in column. Several shots of the marchpast. Cut-ins of women with placards "Peace" try to stop Guards marching, police intervened & stop women.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Military

Locations

London

Card file number

53697

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Montague G. Benson

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

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