Learning on ScreenArmistice Day 1931
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armistice Day 1931. DESCRIPTION: With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, fallen in the cause of the free. (Binyon). Fol. Britain turns to remember that other great emergency "with proud thanksgiving". To the Cenotaph in Whitehall, as to War Memorials throughout the World, thousands make a pilgrimage all the more sincere for the anxieties which afflict nations today. Owing to inclement weather, the King’s place in the ceremony is taken by the Prince of Wales. Sub.1. They shall not go old, as we that are left grow old. Sub.2. Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of the Prince placing wreath. Elevated shot of the Cenotaph and the ceremony. Big Ben striking eleven with verses superimposed. CU Inscription ‘Glorious Dead’. CU Prince standing to attention. Queen Mary and women of the Royal Family standing on the balcony. Mr Baldwin and Mr MacDonald standing with members of the cabinet. Men replace their hats. Other elevated shots. Flag draped Cenotaph.
- Local distribution only
- Specialled on Wednesday night 11/11/1931
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Ceremonies
- Footage sources
- Movietone
- Card file number
- 1499
- Length of story (in feet)
- 259
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