The Prince of Wales Visits Allotments

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

202A

Date Released

20 Apr 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Prince of Wales Visits Allotments
2. 2Nine Year Old Wins Great Metropolitan
3. 3Rock Climbers Take Lakeland Holiday
4. 4Italian Sets Up New Air Speed Record
5. 5Duke of Connaught Sees a Cannes Fete
6. 6Crowds Throng to See "Bluebird" Run

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince of Wales Visits Allotments. DESCRIPTION: HRH sees Abbey Wood small holdings, where 350 unemployed are hard at production work. SHOTLIST: Shot of car coming. Prince alights from same. Shakes hands with the mayor. Spectators around same. Introduced to various people. Close shot of him talking and shaking hands with woman. Walks along road with others. Inspects allotments. Close shot of him digging with spectators around him. Close shot of him distributing seed potatoes to owners of allotments. Going onto waste land and various people including mayor using silver painted scythe to cut away grass.

Keywords

Royalty; Agriculture; Social conditions

Footage sources

Paramount Rota

Card file number

2347

Length of story (in feet)

97

Story extras:

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