Freedom for Dli

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1510A
Date Released
15 May 1958
Date submitted
12 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Combined Fleet Exercises
  2. 2Report from Lower Deck
  3. 3City Welcomes Princess
  4. 4Dr Fuchs Home
  5. 5State Visit of Italian President
  6. *Wigan Win Cup
  7. *The Queen Mother’s Visit
  8. *Freedom for Dli

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Freedom for Dli. SHOTLIST: First Battalion Durham Light Infantry march past camera. Closer - same. Side shot Battalion at ease. MS Mayor (Councillor Emerson) with Mace and party member. Crowds line pavement. Members of Mayor’s party. MS Mayor inspects Battalion. MS officers salute Mayor. Mayor presents Title Deed of Freedom of Borough to Major General Poett (Colonel of Regiment). Battalion march past camera. Side shot - Major General Poett salutes from dais. MS march past. Same with colours flying. Dais pan to Regimental band. Light Infantry travel in jeeps. Truck with troops passes camera. MS jeep armed with machine gun. Truck hauling gun. MS Mayor & Colonel on dais. Trucks & jeep move along road.
Local distribution only
For Newcastle only instead of item 3.
Keywords
Music and dance; Vehicles; Weapons; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Hartlepool
Card file number
73738
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Story extras:
Film clip

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