Movietone’s 50th Anniversary

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2608

Date Released

27 May 1979

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Movietone’s 50th Anniversary. DESCRIPTION: British Movietone News celebrates its 50th Anniversary and last edition and from our archives we take a look through some moments of history - a tribute to the newsreel personnel who have recorded history on film for 50 yearsIt is with regret that we issue this final edition of our newsreel but Movietone will live on in our vast Film Archives for many years to come. SHOTLIST: THIS IS ALL LIBRARY FOOTAGE 1. Ramsey Mcdonald & his Cabinet. 2. George V lying-in-state and funeral. 3. Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson. 4. George VI Coronation. 5. Neville Chamberlain on return from Munich. 6. Dunkirk evacuation. 7. Battle of Britain. 8. The Blitz. 9. The Convoys. 10. North African campaign. 11. VE Day. 12. Row of Movietone cameras. 13. Line of cameras on cars. 14. Paul Wyand on tower at Derby. 15. 1956 Grand National ‘Devon Loch’. 16. ‘Flying Enterprise’ disaster. 17. Tacoma Bridge disaster. 18. ‘Hindenburg’ disaster. 19. Monte Cassino bombing. 20. Sinking of the ‘Barham’. 21. ‘Lambert Walk’ comedy sequence.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

79/68A

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

569

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