Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
226A
Date Released
5 Oct 1933
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lindberghs Land on River at Moscow
  2. 2France Ships Gang to Devil’s Island
  3. 3Now We Can All Go Shooting Rapids
  4. 4Judges Procession Opens Legal Year
  5. 5Knife-Thrower Does William Tell Act
  6. 6Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain and France Set Up Monument to R101 Victims. DESCRIPTION: Two Prime Ministers pay tributes on site of 1930 disaster at Allonne. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the memorial showing the engraving on same. Previously a general shot of the gathering. Ramsay MacDonald ascends steps and wreaths are laid at same. CU Daladier speaking. Close shot of relatives. Elderly woman in tears. Close shot of Mr MacDonald seated with others. Various shots of Daladier speaking. General shots of the ceremony. CU Mr MacDonald speaking. Shot of the top of the memorial with formation of planes passing over same. French soldiers march past the memorial with rifles shouldered.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Aircraft; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2610
Length of story (in feet)
161
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