The Review of 1952. Movietone Recalls the Chief Events of an Historical Year

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1230
Date Released
29 Dec 1952
Date Other
Dec 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Review of 1952. Movietone Recalls the Chief Events of an Historical Year

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Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Review of the Year. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Book with title Review of the Year etc., turning pages etc. Various shots of the Flying Enterprise sinking, including aerial of same. Captain Carlsen comes ashore United States liner leaves New York. Approaching Southampton. Helsinki - Olympic Games. Russian athletes in their camp, put up portrait of Stalin. Zatopek running and finishing in marathon. Women’s Hurdles - Fanny Blankers-Koen falls at hurdles, gives up, Marjorie Jackson wins. GV Equestrian team Colonel Llewellyn riding Foxhunter. Men’s 100 metres sprint. Final scoreboard. Wipe John Cobb makes fatal run. John Cobb on Loch Ness. CU of Cobb. Wipe, GV destruction at Lynmouth, swollen waters of West Lyn river, shattered houses at Lynmouth. Wipe, various shots including aerial of Harrow train disaster. Wipe. SCU John Derry by his plane DH 110. DH 110 flying over Farnborough & crashing into crowds. First Aid being rendered. Comet lands at Farnborough. Canberra in flight and landing. Wipe. Mossadeq in New York. Scenes of destruction in Cairo. Farouk on his yacht. Tanks in Cairo streets. General Neguib seated at desk. Anthony Eden arrives in Bonn. Eden, Acheson, Schuman & Adenauer. General Templer at Tanjong Malim. UN delegates & Red delegates meet at Panmunjom. Communist prisoner riot at Koje. Wipe. GV Republic Convention. Ike of dais makes ‘V’ sign. Stevenson in CU. Stevenson electioneering & Ike. Ike acknowledged as President-elect. Wipe. King George VI at London Airport seeing Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh off on tour. Group as plane pulls away. Mix to King George VI lying-in-state. Queen Elizabeth returns, and emerges from plane, greeted by Churchill also Cabinet Ministers. Funeral starts from Westminster Abbey, Queen’s carriage through London, mix to Windsor, arrival at St George’s Chapel. Wipe. Queen attending Opening of Parliament. Finish on Queen and Duke with children on balcony at Palace.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Displays; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Railways; Death; Horses; Conferences; Records; Athletics; Ceremonies; Speed records; Riots; Prisoners of war; Accidents and disasters; Military; Funerals; Exhibitions and shows
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Card file number
58322
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
702
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