State Opening of Parliament

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1117A

Date Released

2 Nov 1950

Date submitted

31 Oct 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Late King Gustav V of Sweden
2. 2Macarthur Traps Reds
3. 3The Atomic Bomb! In Our Next Edition Startling New Pictures of Man-Made Cataclysm
4. 4State Opening of Parliament
5. 5Royal Film Performance
6. *Tommy Farr in Training

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: State Opening of Parliament. DESCRIPTION: It was perhaps rather a grey autumn day for the State Opening of Parliament, but the Royal drive from Buckingham Palace, as always, was a great attraction for Londoners. SHOTLIST: KS. CU Coats of Arms (Royal). Royal procession leaves Buckingham Palace amid cheering crowds, rounding Queen Victoria Memorial, panning shot. Mix to coming out of the Horse Guards into Whitehall (dull day). Household Cavalry lead procession. King & Queen in coach. Approach Parliament Square, MS troops paraded outside House. Troops present arms. GV parade outside Westminster Palace. Royal coach arrives & turns into Palace of Westminster, disappearing through archway.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies

Locations

London

Card file number

54550

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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