Learning on ScreenCenotaph Remembrance Day
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Remembrance Day - Cenotaph. DESCRIPTION: This year’s Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall was attended by even larger crowds than usual. With members of the Government and Mr Attlee beside him, the Prime Minister waited with his wreath. The Queen, with Queen Mary and members of the family, watched from the Home Office. The Duke of Gloucester, deputising for the King, led the Nation’s solemn tribute. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV looking down Whitehall at crowds & crowds & Cenotaph. Elevated MS choirboys & clerics filing out to Cenotaph. Back view large crowds in Whitehall. MS Cabinet ministers, Mr Churchill & Mr Attlee, walk to place. At window of Home Office, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Princess Marie Louise, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent. Another window, Princes Richard & William. CU Duke of Gloucester. Elevated GV crowds & Cenotaph as Big Ben strikes 11 o’clock. Guns fire (sound only). Duke of Gloucester lays wreath. Elevated GV of crowds & Cenotaph during singing of O God Our Help in Ages Past, Reveille. Elevated GV & SCU of crowds marching past cenotaph to Pack Up Your Troubles. Cut-ins of Mr Churchill laying his wreath. Also Queen Mary at the window of Home Office.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; War veterans; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Whitehall
- Card file number
- 56352
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 233
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