Sir Winston Churchill

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1330

Date Released

29 Nov 1954

Date submitted

25 Nov 1954

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Churchill’s 80th Birthday - Built Up Story. DESCRIPTION: Movietone recalls some of the major events in the unique career of Sir Winston Churchill who celebrates his 80th birthday this week. SHOTLIST: General shots of Blenheim Palace. GV room where Churchill was born. Still picture of him with his American mother. Shots of his curls in a glass case. Still picture of Churchill in Hussars uniform. Picture of Churchill during the Boer War. GV poster stating £25.00 reward for Churchill dead or alive. Various shots of the battle of Sydney Street. Various views of the Houses of Parliament. GV Admiralty building. Painting of Churchill in group with Lloyd George in Premier Asquith’s War Cabinet. GV book written by Churchill. Churchill on the cliffs of Dover. Churchill through bombed areas. Plane smoke trails in the sky. Famous fire of London shots. GV white cliffs of Dover. CU Churchill with cigar. Spitfires in the air and dog fight. Churchill inspecting gun. Churchill at meeting speaking. Churchill in tin hat. Walking along deck of ship. In the desert. In Russia. With Roosevelt. With Stalin. Crossing the Rhine in army duck. Giving Victory V sign. CU Churchill book on World War. Various shots of Churchill painting. Electioneering with Mrs Churchill. With Ike. In robes at Garter ceremony. With Mrs Churchill on platform receiving portrait. Kisses Mrs Churchill. Various shots of Mr & Mrs Churchill reading telegrams. Woodford - Various scenes of Churchill speaking. Several shots of personalities on the platform. CU of Churchill kissing his wife. Looking at the portrait.

Researcher Comments

NOTE - 4 SECTIONS OF SPEECHES -. We will defend every town and every city - we will fight in London etc. Let us therefore brace ourselves to the task - People will say this was their finest hour. Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few. We do not know when we will end this conflict - but we will not cease until Hitler and his followers have been blasted from the earth.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals

Footage sources

Library
Paramount Rota
Pathe

Card file number

62364A

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

651

Story extras:

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