Bombshell at Blackpool

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1793

Date Released

14 Oct 1963

Date Other

1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bombshell at Blackpool
2. 2The Towers of London (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombshell at Blackpool. DESCRIPTION: Conjecture and confusion followed the news on the eve of the Conservative Conference of the Prime Minister’s operation. Then, from the London hospital, Lord Home brought the biggest bombshell of all: that Mr Harold Macmillan will be resigning. So began all the speculation as to who would succeed him. Was the Chancellor Mr Maudling too young at 46? Lord Hailsham’s promise to renounce his peerage, confirmed his strong popularity for leadership. Responsibility, of course, had already fallen on the other main contender, Mr Butler, now the Acting Prime Minister. But along with all the conjecture was a deep sympathy and admiration for Mr Macmillan, who has served longer than any Premier this century, and who has done so much to ease world crises. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV sea front at Blackpool. MCU newspaper headline Mac in hospital. CU other headlines. GV pressmen waiting outside King Edward VII Hospital, London. MS Lord Alec Douglas-Home leaves hospital. MS train arrives at Blackpool Station. MCU pan Mr Reginald Maudling on platform. CU pan Lord Hailsham on sea front. ES Mr Rab Butler out of car. CU Mr Butler. GV Mr Harold Macmillan speaking. MCU same with President Dwight Eisenhower. MS same with President John F Kennedy. MCU same with Colonel Gamal Abdel El Nasser. MS Macmillan and Lady Dorothy Macmillan down steps of plane and greeted by Mr Pandit Nehru. MCU Macmillan and Nehru. CU Macmillan walking amongst Indians. CU same with African official. CU Macmillan surrounded by Africans. ES same greeted by Mr Khrushchev. MCU Macmillan and President Nikita Khrushchev. MCU same walking. GV building for the Summit meeting. MCU Khrushchev speaking. CU pressmen. CU Macmillan speaking. GV assembly for Summit meeting. MCU Macmillan speaking. GV same. MCU Khrushchev interrupting Macmillan. MS Khrushchev sitting. MS Macmillan and General Charles de Gaulle. CU Macmillan speaking. GV seafront at Blackpool. GV assembly for the Conservative Conference. MLS Mr Iain Macleod stands. CU same speaking. ES assembly. MCU pan Maudling - Hailsham - Butler listening. CU Hailsham and Butler.

Keywords

Politics and government; Health and medicine; Conferences

Locations

London; Blackpool

Footage sources

Library
Movietone

Card file number

87359

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

314

Story extras:

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