Learning on ScreenThe King - National Anxiety
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King - National Anxiety. DESCRIPTION: The King’s early return from Balmoral had naturally aroused anxiety. An announcement that His Majesty was to undergo an immediate, major operation came as a shock to everyone. All the members of the Royal Family had gathered in London, including the Duke of Windsor. Princess Elizabeth kept a long-standing engagement by attending the premiere of The Lady with a Lamp at the Warner Theatre. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Buckingham Palace. Crowds outside palace. GV crowds with palace & Standard flying in background. London Airport. Princess Margaret out of Viking, walks to car. At Warner Theatre Foyer, arrival of Princess Elizabeth greeted by Lady Mountbatten, introduced to Anna Neagle & Herbert Wilcox. Duke of Windsor out of house & into car. SCU of him seated in car. Crowds outside palace, & bulletin being put on rails. Mr Price Thomas leaves his St John’s Wood home, enters Rolls Royce. Crowds filing past bulletin outside palace. Good Scenes - GVs Buckingham Palace - various angles very good. CU gates of palace with Standard in background. CU Crest on palace gates. MS & SCU Royal Standard. Viking Landing at London Airport. SCU of Viking stationary & ladder being placed in position. Night material - Lights of London trucking shots - very useful. People reading headlines of newspapers & news vendors. Changing Guards outside Buckingham Palace, crowds look on.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Aviation; Communications; Ceremonies; Cinema; Performing arts; Military
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 56123
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 146
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