The Gloucesters’ Welcome

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1177
Date Released
24 Dec 1951
Date submitted
21 Dec 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Gloucesters’ Welcome
  2. 2Colonial Secretary’s Malayan Visit
  3. 3Prince Bira Weds
  4. 4The Circus

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Gloucesters’ Welcome Home. DESCRIPTION: The Glorious Gloucesters, arriving on the Empire Fowey dock at Southampton, where the first welcome, from relatives and friends awaited them before the official welcomes which were to follow. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV ship. Ship alongside quay, troops waving & cheering. Cut-ins relatives ashore waving. Lt Colonel Grist amid the crowds. Captain Harvey leads the Gloucesters off ship. SCU Harvey & men grouped together posing for cameras. Reunion scenes, embracing, kissing etc. Harvey with his wife & children. GV troops & Gloucesters paraded. MS rostrum showing officials on same. CU flashes on shoulders, also the Gloucester name. Mayor & others on platform. Lt General Weatherall reads message from Duke of Gloucester. Three cheers by troops paraded.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
56534
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
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