Cardinal Griffin Laid to Rest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1421A

Date Released

30 Aug 1956

Date submitted

27 Aug 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cardinal Griffin Laid to Rest
2. 2Floods Down Under
3. 3A Real Flying Saucer
4. 4For the Autumn
5. 5Miss Germany - 120,000 Bc
6. 6Pets on Parade
7. 7This Scientific Age
8. 8Cowal Gathering
9. 9Beside the Seaside

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cardinal Griffin. DESCRIPTION: Over fifty thousand people went to Westminster Cathedral Hall, to pay homage to Cardinal Griffin, at the laying-in-State. The last journey was to Westminster Cathedral, where a Pontifical Requiem Mass was celebrated. SHOTLIST: Various TPS of the coffin of Cardinal Griffin. MCU red hat on top of coffin. Various shots of people walking past the coffin. MCU coffin. Shot of 2 nuns. MCU coffin. People walking around coffin. Various shots of procession through the streets. Crowds outside Westminster Cathedral. Coffin into the Cathedral.

Keywords

Social events; Religion and belief

Locations

London; Westminster Cathedral

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

68020

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive