Wedding of Mr Eden

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1211

Date Released

18 Aug 1952

Date submitted

14 Aug 1952

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mr Eden Weds Clarissa Churchill. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of Londoners were at Caxton Hall to see what they could of the wedding. They saw Mr Eden arrive, Mr and Mrs Churchill and then the bride Miss Clarissa Spencer Churchill. After the ceremony, a family luncheon was held at No 10, Downing Street. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV crowds outside. Crowds, Eden arrives, acknowledges cheers. Enters. Churchill & his wife arrive. Crowds cheer. Clarissa Churchill arrives & goes straight in. Married Mr & Mrs Eden come out, pose for camera, smiling etc., drive off. At No 10 Downing Street, various shots of the wedding groups. CU of the couple. Group - Mr & Mrs Churchill, Mr & Mrs Eden, etc.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Marriages

Locations

Westminster; Caxton Hall

Card file number

57664

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Hilton Craig
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: William G. Carrington

Length of story (in feet)

164

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