News in Brief: Queen Mother’s Tour

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1328A

Date Released

18 Nov 1954

Date submitted

16 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Film Performance
2. 2News in Brief: Queen Mother’s Tour
3. 3News in Brief: Jewish Remembrance
4. 4The Open Road
5. 5The Open Road
6. 6Wolves V Spartak
7. *Great Britain V France - Rugby League

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Section Title

News in Brief

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mother in Williamsburg. DESCRIPTION: During her stay in Virginia, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited the famous city of Williamsburg. Her tour of inspection was made by carriage. SHOTLIST: The Queen Mother is helped into the carriage by two Negroes in costume. Crowds lining the streets. Shots of the Queen Mother in the carriage. Alighting. Entering a gateway, being greeted by women in period costume.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Newcastle.

Keywords

Royalty; History and archaeology

Locations

United States of America; Virginia; Williamsburg

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

62272

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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