Sir Winston’s Office for Sir Robert

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1938

Date Released

25 Jul 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Horse Show Highlights
2. 2Sir Winston’s Office for Sir Robert
3. 3Big Blow for Button Boy
4. 4A Lorry That Floats
5. 5Cannibals Join the Tea Set!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sir Winston’s Office for Sir Robert. DESCRIPTION: Sir Robert Menzies is installed as Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle, an office held previously by Sir Winston Churchill. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV Dover Castle. LAS Union flag flying from Castle. GV ditto. Pan down to procession leaving castle. Slip pan. Pan Sir Winston drives past in car at his inauguration ceremony for Lord Warden. MS Sir Winston gets out of car. MS Sir Winston walks to inspect soldier. MS Sir Winston inspecting soldier. Slip pan MS Menzies in possession. MS people watching. MS Menzies touches keys of castle. MS people waving at the side of rails. Pan Menzies car leaves Castle for Dover College. GV grounds of Dover College. MS Archbishop of Canterbury & Dame Pattie in grounds of college. MCU Menzies walks in college grounds. MS people outside marquee. GV interior of marquee. MS people sitting inside marquee. MS Registrar and seneschal of Cinque Ports. James A Johnson Esq. MS people listening. MS Menzies gets up and makes speech. LAS flag breaks. GV Walner Castle. LAS flag flying from castle. GV cliffs of Dover. MS Menzies walking.

Keywords

Politics and government; Customs and traditions

Locations

Dover; England

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

91385

Credits:

Camera

John Abbott

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

221

Story extras:

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