The Cabinet Crisis
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pm Leaves for Tour & Chancellor of the Exchequer. DESCRIPTION: Mr Peter Thorneycroft resigns his office as Chancellor of the Exchequer after a disagreement in the Cabinet over pruning the estimates for the coming year. His place is taken by Mr Amory, formerly Minister of Agriculture. A BOAC Britannia waited at London Airport, before boarding it, the Premier spoke of his tour and the crisis. SHOTLIST: CU Thorneycroft. MS same. CU same. MS Heathcoat-Amory. GV Britannia at London Airport. CU tail of plane. MS Macmillan speaks. CU same. MS Cabinet - Lord Hailsham with camera. Macmillan & wife at foot of steps. MS Cabinet wave. Macmillan at top of steps waving.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation
- Locations
- England; Downing Street; London Heathrow Airport
- Card file number
- 72495
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Soundman
- George E. Collings
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- John Davies
- Camera
- Ken Taylor
- Camera
- Len Waldorf
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 159
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