President De Valera

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1569

Date Released

29 Jun 1959

Date submitted

26 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1France’s Own Farnborough
2. 2President De Valera
3. 3Strikers Clash
4. 4The Pride of Merseyside
5. 5Lot 14
6. 6Royal Tour - Progress Report

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Inauguration of De Valera As President. DESCRIPTION: The inauguration of 77-year-old Eamon de Valera as President of the Republic of Ireland took place in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin. It was a great day in the capital and the streets were crowded throughout President de Valera’s drives, before and after the ceremony. SHOTLIST: TPS of de Valera walking up aisle. LS of de Valera. CU of de Valera making speech (not heard). shots of soldiers on parade. De Valera as he walks past soldiers. Shots of car with de Valera in car driving through streets. Panning shot along streets lined with crowds. De Valera goes past camera in car.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Republic of Ireland; St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin

Card file number

77515

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Vincent Corcoran

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

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