The King

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
372
Date Released
20 Jul 1936
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Reports: Telegraphed by Ivan Scott: France Celebrates Fall of Bastille
  2. 2Reports: Telegraphed by Ivan Scott: Fleet comes home
  3. 3Reports: Telegraphed by Ivan Scott: Nazi Ideal Woman
  4. 4Reports: Telegraphed by Ivan Scott: Maharaja’s visit
  5. 5Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Shooting - The King’s Prize Winner at Bisley
  6. 6Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Tennis - The Davis Cup Inter-Zone Final
  7. 7The King

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Memorable Day Has Grave But Happily Harmless Sequence. the King. DESCRIPTION: Memorable Day has grave but happily harmless sequel. New Colours for the Guards and an impressive speech by His Majesty ... them immediately afterwards a shocking revolver incident on Constitution Hill ... The whole Empire rejoices that no hurt was done to it’s devoted Sovereign King Edward VIII. SHOTLIST: Close shot of the King in uniform riding onto Hyde Park. Parade ground. His uniform is Grenadier Guards. The King rides up the lines of Grenadiers and Scots Guards. Shot of dais and Queen Mary, Duchess of York, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on same. The King salutes. Other members of the Royal Family are present. Close shot of Princesses with mothers (mostly rear view). Shot of the colours being dipped as they march past the King. The King walks onto platform and the ceremony is performed with the Chaplain of the forces. He consecrates the colours. The King then addresses the troops. Close shots of the King speaking. The King then presents the new colours. The colours are marched in slow time. Shot of the marchpast . Close shot of the troops marching past the King who is taking the salute. (This is an impressive shot although only the back of the King is seen). Very good close shot of the Guards marching past the camera. The King rides off. Static shots of the incident on the hill. Scenic shot of Constitution Hill. Men and detectives talking (these shots are before the static pictures). Policeman dismounted and police keep back crowd. Policeman kicks aside revolver. Shot (static) of the culprit being held by two police. Shot of ‘Police Court’ sign over Bow Street Court. Car drive up to same. Street scene around this area. Newsboy sells papers. Close shots of placards. CU King saluting.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Weapons; Ceremonies; Crime; Military; Religion and belief; Assassinations; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4665
Length of story (in feet)
337
Story extras:
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