Wedding Bells

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1529A

Date Released

25 Sep 1958

Date submitted

22 Sep 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding Bells. DESCRIPTION: There was a combined wedding for the 3 sons and two daughters of Guiseppe Costa, a resident of a tiny village in Northern Italy. The idea was to cut down expenses. . Another wedding took place in London: Police Constable Derek Talbot is stationed at Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, one of London’s smallest police stations. It’s in the Parish of St Margaret’s Westminster, so he was given the privilege of holding his wedding ceremony here. It is a Deb’s dream to marry at St Margaret’s, and Joan, the Constable’s bride, was delighted. SHOTLIST: MS church. LS same. GV crowd in church. CU putting on ring. Closer same. MS same. GV coming out of church. MS police hold back crowds. CU same. Tracking shot as couples walk towards camera. London - MS policeman on duty. CU same. MS Marble Arch. MS door to police station. Same. MS St Margaret’s. MS bride & groom come out. Closer same. CU couple. MS shaking hands with policeman.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Marriages; Crime

Locations

London; Italy; England

Footage sources

Italy

Card file number

74986

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

108

Story extras:

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