Youth at the Top

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1989

Date Released

17 Jul 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Youth at the Top. DESCRIPTION: The annual Mast Manning ceremony at the Navy’s Shore Establishment HMS Ganges, and the Button Boy, who stands on the very top of the mast is a brave sixteen year old, George Churcher. SHOTLIST: LS in 1905 three hundred boy seamen marching into Shotley. MS navy officials watching. GV boy seamen. MCU two boy seamen start to climb up rigging. MS George Churcher, this year’s Button Boy climbing rigging. MS other boy seamen climbing behind him. LS boys climbing up rigging. MS George Churcher Button Boy climbs up to the top of the mast (The Button) and sits down. LS boys seated on rigging. CU crowd. Pan up boys on mast. MS Button Boy stands up at top. LS boys on mast. MS crowd. MS boys climbing down from rigging. LAS shot through safety net at bottom of boys descending. MS boys climb out of safety net. GV pan George Churcher runs across courtyard to receive a five shilling piece from Admiral Sir Frank Hopkins. MS George receives five shilling piece. CU Union Jack flying. MS George’s mother and father with the Admiral.

Keywords

Commemorations; Organisations; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Youth

Locations

England; Shotley

Card file number

92578

Credits:

Commentator: Franklin Engelmann
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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