Canadian Parliament Opening

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1389A

Date Released

19 Jan 1956

Date submitted

16 Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Monte Carlo Rally
2. 2Cortina Prepares
3. 3A Crime Reconstructed
4. 4Names in the News: Film Festival
5. 5Names in the News: Mountaineers Freed
6. 6Names in the News: The Queen of Tonga
7. 7Canadian Parliament Opening
8. 8Perilous Sport Down Under
9. 9Scotland Rout France

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Parliament Opened. DESCRIPTION: Ottawa - and the stage is set for the opening of the third session of Canada’s twenty second Parliament. The ceremony at Parliament Hill begins with an inspection of the Foot Guard in full dress. SHOTLIST: KS GV Ottawa Houses of Parliament. CU state carriages draws up and Governor General Vincent Massey steps down. MS he inspects foot guards outside Houses of Parliament. CU and MS Governor General leads members in. CU members file in to listen to annual governmental message. CU mace bearer and mace leads Governor General and members into Senate chamber. CU and MS Governor General reads speech to members. GV hall.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Canada; Ottawa

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

65675

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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