Dissolution! the Mother of Parliament - The Scene of Dramatic Moments in the History of the Nation

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1415
Date Released
13 Oct 1924
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Earl of Ypres - Hastings Confers Its Highest Honour on the Famous Field Marshal
  2. 2Dissolution! the Mother of Parliament - The Scene of Dramatic Moments in the History of the Nation
  3. 3A Unique Motor Car. The Last Word in Scientific Design - Shaped Like a Falling Drop of Water
  4. 4Two Miles an Hour. 62 Ton Generator Reaches the Last Stages of Its Journey from Birmingham to London
  5. 5Woman’s Everchanging Fashions. This Unique Collection of Perfectly Made Models Depicts the Styles of Ten Decades

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
GV Westminster Bridge and Big Ben. [SUBTITLE]: MR RAMSAY MACDONALD, LABOUR’S LEADER, VISITS THE KING. LV pan car through gates of Palace, crowd behind. LV and GV crowd outside Palace, police keeping them in order. [2ND SUBTITLE]: GOVERNMENTS COME AND GOVERNMENTS GO BUT WE GO ON FOREVER LV guard band. [3RD SUBTITLE]: WILL HE LEAD? MR STANLEY BALDWIN, LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVES. SCU Baldwin. [4TH SUBTITLE]: RT HON HH ASQUITH - LEADER OF THE UNITED LIBERALS SCU Asquith. MV Asquith? And woman go to car. [5TH SUBTITLE]: THE PRIME MINISTER, LEAVING 10 DOWNING STREET, FOR THE LAST ASSEMBLY OF THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT. MLV to SCU MacDonald and 2 others come out of house and walk across road.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
London
Library number GR
7965
Length of story (in feet)
127
Story extras:
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