Tale of Two Towers
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Tale of Two Towers. DESCRIPTION: A new constable of the tower has been installed at the Tower of London. A picturesque ceremony dating back to the time of William the Conqueror. The new constable is Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer. Pictures show the Post Office Tower - the tallest building in London which has just been opened by Mr Harold Wilson. SHOTLIST: Tower of London Key Ceremony & GPO Tower. GV Tower of London. GV ditto. GV yeoman warders drawn up on Tower Green. MS Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer walks out onto Tower Green. MS ditto. Pan guards give salute. MS pan Lord Cobbold carries out the keys. BS ditto. MS ditto. MS the Lieutenant of the Tower reads the Royal letters patent while Sir Gerald Templer looks on. LS ditto. MS to LS ditto. MS trumpeters. MS Sir Gerald Templer receiving the keys for Lord Cobbold. MS ditto. MLS Sir Gerald and Lord Cobbold step away from one another. MS Lord Mountbatten and other VIPs watching. CU yeoman warder. TS yeoman warders. CU pan Sir Gerald Templer inspects the guard. Zoom in Post Office Tower. MS Mr Wilson speaking. He sits down picks up the telephone and speaks to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham. MS Post Office Tower zoom in. MS inside revolving restaurant. MCU man standing on moving floor. GV pan London skyline. GV London skyline. LS Post Office Tower. GV London skyline.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Military
- Locations
- London
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 90275
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Peter Hannan
- Camera
- Ronald E. Collins
- Camera
- S. M. F. Plummer
- Length of story (in feet)
- 389
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