Horse Guards Display by the Marines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1099A
Date Released
29 Jun 1950
Date submitted
26 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Communists Invade South Korea
  2. 2Champion Heavyweight Baby
  3. 3Midnight Barbecue for Charity
  4. 4Horse Guards Display by the Marines
  5. 5Mud Bath in First Rugby Test
  6. 6Wimbledon Opens
  7. *Reading Wins Jubilee Walk

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Marines Beat the Retreat. DESCRIPTION: A fanfare by the Memorial Silver Trumpets of the Royal Naval School of Music heralded the ancient ceremony of Beating Retreat. This was performed by the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines on Horse Guards Parade, London. SHOTLIST: KS Royal Marines march past camera. Various angle shots (all angles) of massed bands. Elevated GV of same, into camera, out of camera. Cut-ins crowds watching.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Manchester, Liverpool or Leeds.
Keywords
Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Horse Guards Parade
Card file number
53954
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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