Entente Cordiale

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1353

Date Released

9 May 1955

Date submitted

2 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Save Our Churches
2. 2Typhoon Tyson
3. 3Belgrade - May Day Parade
4. 4The Cup Final
5. *Her Majesty in Gloucester
6. *Entente Cordiale
7. *A Peat Experiment
8. *Caithness Water Scheme

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Free French Memorial at Greenock & Dior Fashions. DESCRIPTION: Free French Memorial at Greenock and Dior dress show in Glasgow. SHOTLIST: GV Firth of Clyde. GV of the Free French monument. CU of the naval guard of honour. CU of wreath and plaque. Laying of wreath. Ambassador (Monsieur Chauvel) presenting the Legion of Honour to Lord Inverclyde. Plane arrives. Mannequins alight. Interior of Central Hotel. GV of models parading various fashions. CU of Lord Provost Kerr and Mrs Kerr. GV of audience. CU of various models.

Local distribution only

Special for Scotland instead of Item 4.

Keywords

Commemorations; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume

Locations

Glasgow; Scotland; Greenock

Card file number

63444

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Charles Elder

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

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