Forty Years On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1407
Date Released
21 May 1956
Date submitted
16 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Forty Years On
  2. 2Princess Margaret Opens School for the Blind
  3. 3Nautilus at Sea
  4. 4The Trumans’ European Tour
  5. 5Arms for Germany
  6. 6Beauty in Glasses
  7. 7A Princess Marries
  8. 8Desert Harvest
  9. 9War Time Hangover
  10. *NATO Chief in Scotland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forty Years On. DESCRIPTION: Pikeman of the Honourable Artillery Company, gave their old time salute, as Her Majesty arrived with the Duke of Edinburgh at the Guildhall. The Lord Mayor of London received them. The occasion was the celebration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the National Savings Movement. SHOTLIST: Speech by the Queen. Queen and Duke out of car. Lord Mayor (Cuthbert Ackroyd) receives them. Interiors of Guildhall. GV audience, procession. GV table. SCU and CU cake. Queen down steps. SCU Queen accompanied by Lord MacKintosh cutting cake. Banners into Guildhall.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Economics; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Guildhall; London
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
66977
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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