Home Town Honour

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2095

Date Released

28 Jul 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Town Honour. DESCRIPTION: At Westerham in Kent, close to Chartwell where Sir Winston Churchill spent 40 years of his life, his neighbouring townsfolk erect a statue in his honour - and Sir Robert Menzies is there to unveil it. SHOTLIST: GV Westerham in Kent home town of Winston Churchill. Dummy. 2 shots of Churchill feeding robin (Library). MLS Sir Robert Menzies, makes a speech in Westerham to commemorate Churchill. GV Westerham. MLS pan Sir Robert unveils statue of Churchill. MCU bottom of statue, pan up to top. MLS Lady Churchill leads procession to pay tribute to her husband. MS inscription on base of statue. MCU head of statue. MLS Lady Churchill and friends by statue. MCU head and bust of statue. MS Sir Winston feeding robin.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Birds; Animals

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

94997

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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